From Portuguese zebra (“wild horse”), from zebro, from Old Galician-Portuguese zevro, from *ezevro, from Vulgar Latin *eciferus, from Latin *equiferus, from ...

28 сент. 2017 г. · zebra (n.) c. 1600, from Italian zebra, perhaps via Portuguese, earlier applied to a now-extinct wild ass, of uncertain origin, ...

Etymology. The English name "zebra" derives from Italian, Spanish or Portuguese. Its origins may lie in the Latin equiferus, meaning "wild horse". Plains zebra · Mountain zebra · Zebra (disambiguation) · Grévy's zebra

4 дня назад · Word History and Origins · Origin of zebra. C16: via Italian from Old Spanish: wild ass, probably from Vulgar Latin eciferus (unattested) wild ...

Zebra comes from Italian, ultimately going back to the Latin root equiferus, "wild horse." In the U.S., the first syllable of zebra is pronounced "zee," but in ...

29 июл. 2020 г. · "Zebra" originates from Latin "Equiferus", wild horse. Cool ety. borrowed from Italian zebra ...

30 мар. 2024 г. · From Portuguese “zebra". When the first Portuguese in Africa saw the zebras, they reminded of a now extinct genus of equine called “cebras". Why is 'zebra' pronounced with a long e, when there are two ... Do zebras have other names in different countries? - Quora Why is the plural of Zebra Zebras, and not Zebrae? - Quora What is the correct pronunciation of the word 'zebra'? - Quora Другие результаты с сайта www.quora.com