eculeo

Italian

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos
Proto-Italic *ekwos
Latin equus
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -ulus
Proto-Italic *-eos
Latin -eus
Latin -uleus
Latin equuleus
Latin eculeuslbor.
Italian eculeo

    Learned borrowing from Latin eculeus, a variant of equuleus.

    Noun

    eculeo m (plural eculei)

    1. An ancient torture device, similar to either the mediaeval rack or the Spanish donkey.
      Synonym: cavalletto

    Latin

    Noun

    eculeō

    1. dative/ablative singular of eculeus
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