Etymology

equestrian

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Today it means: Of horseback riding or horseback riders. Full definition →

Latin equester
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  1. Latin · derived fromequester“of or pertaining to equestrians/cavalry”
  2. English todayequestrian

Ultimately from Latin equester (“of or pertaining to equestrians/cavalry”) + -ianus (“-ian, related to”, adjective marker), from equus (“horse”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.