| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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| ENTRY: | ekwo- |
| DEFINITION: | Horse. Probably to be segmented *ekw-o-, a suffixed form akin to the lengthened o-grade adjective  ku-, swift. Oldest form *e wo-, becoming *ekwo- in centum languages. 1. equestrian, equine, equitant, equitation; equisetum, from Latin equus, horse. 2. eohippus, hippocampus, Hippocrene, hippodrome, hippogriff, hippopotamus, from Greek hippos, horse. (Pokorny e o-s 301.) |
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