Etymology of the English word eohippus
the English word
eohippusderived from the Latin word
eohippusderived from the Greek word
hippos, ἵππος (horse; a horse)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ekwo-using the New Latin prefix
eo-derived from the Greek prefix
eo-derived from the Greek word
eos, ἠώς
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*aus-Date
The earliest known usage of eohippus in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
