English
equuleus
Equuleus comes from Latin equus ‘horse’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus ‘swift, quick’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*HéHḱus‘swift, quick’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éḱwos‘stallion, horse’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ekwos‘horse’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEequus‘horse’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEequuleus
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*HéHḱus‘swift, quick’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éḱwos‘stallion, horse’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ekwos‘horse’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEequus‘horse’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEequuleus
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Latin equus ‘horse’
Today it means
noun An ancient torture device, possibly resembling a wooden horse, or possibly a rack.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus / equuleus