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Latin for horse

Updated: 10/8/2023
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The classical word is equus. The word caballusoriginally meant "an inferior-quality horse; a nag," but became the general word for horse in the common speech that gave rise to the Romance languages (e.g., Italian cavallo, Spanish caballo, French cheval).

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