horseman, horsewoman, rider (someone who rides a horse) · light cavalry
çekim: çoğul jinetes
köken: Inherited from Old Spanish ginete, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic زَنَاتِي (zanáti), the Zenati or Zenata Berbers, known as excellent horse breeders. Cognate with Galician xinete and Portuguese ginete.
a well-bred horse · jockey (one who rides racehorses competitively) · a skilled horseman
çekim: çoğul ginetes
köken: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese genete, from Arabic زَنَاتِيّ (zanātiyy), via Andalusian Arabic, the Zenati or Zenata Berbers, known as excellent horse breeders.
köken: Etymology tree Middle English Jackin Middle English Jankyn English Jack English Jock English jock Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y ▲ English -y ▲ Scots -ieinflu. English -ie English -ey English jockeybor. Polish dżokej Borrowed from English jockey.
jockey, one who rides racehorses competitively · impersonator, · car jockey, one who asked to impersonate as a passenger in a random commuter who does not have enough passengers to legally use a carpool lane
köken: Etymology tree Middle English Jackin Middle English Jankyn English Jack English Jock English jock Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y ▲ English -y ▲ Scots -ieinflu. English -ie English -ey English jockeybor. Slovak džokej Borrowed from English jockey.
köken: Possibly a back-formation from markiaght (“horsemanship”), from Old Irish marcaigecht. Compare Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Old Irish marcach (“rider, horseman”)