onager.
onager, Asiatic wild ass, Equus hemionus
Meaning & usage
onager, Asiatic wild ass, Equus hemionus
onager (Roman torsion catapult)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek ὄνος (ónos) Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵr̥yos Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γρῐος (ắgrĭos) Ancient Greek ὄναγρος (ónagros)bor. Latin onagerlbor. Dutch onager Learned borrowing from Latin onager, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄναγρος (ónagros, “wild ass”), from ὄνος (ónos, “ass, donkey”) + ᾰ̓́γρῐος (ắgrĭos, “wild”).
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