LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

equitātiō

equitātiō f (genitive equitātiōnis)
Classical[ɛ.kʷɪˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[e.kʷiˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. a riding
    vehemens enim fricatio spissat, lenis mollit, multa adimit corpus, auget modica. in primis vero prodest ambulatio, gestatio et ea pluribus modis, equitatio stomacho et coxis utilissimaEspecially beneficial however are walking, carriage rides of various kinds, horse riding, which is very good for the stomach and hips77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 28.4.14

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeequitātiōequitātiōnēs
genitiveequitātiōnisequitātiōnum
dativeequitātiōnīequitātiōnibus
accusativeequitātiōnemequitātiōnēs
ablativeequitātiōneequitātiōnibus
vocativeequitātiōequitātiōnēs

ĕquĭtātĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a riding, Plin. 28, 4, 14, § 54.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*HéHḱus
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éḱwos
  3. Proto-Italic*ekwos
  4. Latinequitātiō

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-h₁its Proto-Italic *-its Latin -es Latin eques Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin equitō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin equitātiō From equitō (“to ride on horseback”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishequitation
  • Italianequitazione
  • Spanishequitación

Quick answers

What does equitātiō mean in Latin?
equitātiō, a noun, means “a riding”.
What is the genitive of equitātiō?
The genitive singular is equitātiōnis. equitātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce equitātiō?
In classical Latin, [ɛ.kʷɪˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.kʷiˈtat.t͡si.o].
Where does equitātiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos → Proto-Italic *ekwos → Latin equitātiō.