The story
- Latin · derived fromequus“horse”
- Latin · derived fromferrum“iron”
- English todayferroequinology
Latin ferrum (“iron”) + Latin equus (“horse”) + English -logy; from iron horse
Words from the same roots
Latinferrum all →
ferriteferruleferrumferrandineferrettoferro-ferrocarpholiteferroequinologist
Latinequus all →
equipageequisetumequiphileequivorousferroequinologist
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.