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equester.

knight; one of equestrian order/class (in Rome > 67 BC w/400_000 sesterces);

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ɛˈkʷɛs.tɛr]Classical-Latin[eˈkʷɛs.ter]

  1. of or pertaining to an equestrian

    declension-3 · three-termination

  2. of or pertaining to cavalry

    declension-3 · three-termination

  3. knightly, belonging to the mounted knights

    declension-3 · three-termination
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Italic *ekwos Latin equus Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-h₁its Proto-Italic *-its Latin -es Latin eques Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -tris Latin equester From eques ("horseman, rider" stem-form equit-) + -ter, alternative form of -tris.

noun[ɛˈkʷɛs.tɛr]Classical-Latin[eˈkʷɛs.ter]

  1. horseman, rider

    declension-3 · masculine

  2. knight

    declension-3 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Italic *ekwos Latin equus Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-h₁its Proto-Italic *-its Latin -es Latin eques Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -tris Latin equester From eques ("horseman, rider" stem-form equit-) + -ter, alternative form of -tris.

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