Etymology of the Latin word eohippus
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-Derivations in other languages
English
eohippusUsage
Word found in New Latin, Modern Latin