Etymology

equine

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Today it means: Of, relating to, or reminiscent of horses. Full definition →

Latin equīnus
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The story

  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromequīnus“of or pertaining to horses”
  2. English todayequine

Learned borrowing from Latin equīnus (“of or pertaining to horses”).

Words from the same roots

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