Etymology of the English word horsepower
the English word
horsepowerderived from the English word
horsederived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khursa-derived from the English word
powerderived from the Latin word
exponens (exponent)
derived from the Classical Latin word
exponere (set, put forth, out)
derived from the Latin word
ponere (esteem, value, count; lay; found; put, lay down; put, place, set; specify, put down; cite)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*apo-using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsUsage
Word found in Modern English
