köken: Borrowed from English poney (now pony), apparently from Middle French poulenet (“little foal”), ultimately from Late Latin pullānus (“young of an animal”).
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *kaballosder.? Latin caballus Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin -iō Latin caballiō From caballus (“pack-horse”) + -iō (suffix used to derive nouns, sometimes with a diminutive sense.).
Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *kaballosder.? Latin caballus Old French cheval Middle French cheval French chevalbor. Esperanto ĉevalo Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etbor. ▲ Late Latin -ittus Italian -ettobor. Esperanto -et- Esperanto ĉevaleto From ĉevalo (“horse”) + -et- (diminutive).