English → Latin
“horseback” in Latin
equitōto ride on horseback; to skirmish, manoeuvre; to bestridevectōto bear, carry, conveyvectātĭoa carryingassiduusconstant, regular, perpetual; unremitting, incessantequushorse; steed, chargerpugnōto fight, combat, battle, engage; to contend, conflict, oppose, contradict; to endeavour, struggle, striveequeshorseman, cavalryman, rider; knight; equite, eques, equestrian (class)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
horseback
To ride on horseback, equitare: equo vehi. To take exercise on horseback, equo gestari or vectari (to show one’s self on horseback, etc.; e.g., of ladies; ☞ Plin., Ep., 9, 36, 5; Curt., 3, 3, 22). Exercise on horseback, vectatio (assidua) equi (Suet., Cal., 3). [Vid: To RIDE.] To hold a conference on horseback, ex equis colloqui (of two or several). To fight on horseback, ex equo (or ex equis, of more than one) pugnare; also, equitem or equites pugnare (i. e., as cavalry; opposed to peditem or pedites, of their dismounting to fight on foot).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for horseback?
- The usual Latin words for “horseback” are equitō, vectō, vectātĭo; also assiduus, equus, pugnō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.