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equuleus.

little horse, colt; rack, instrument of torture;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɛˈkʊ.ɫe.ʊs]Classical-Latin[eˈkʷuː.le.us]

  1. colt, foal

    declension-2 · masculine

  2. equuleus (torture device)

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Italic *ekwos Latin equus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -uleus Latin equuleus From equus (“horse”) + -uleus (diminutive suffix).

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