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Latin word miles comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₁oh₁ḱus, Proto-Indo-European *h₁oh₁ḱu-, Proto-Indo-European *h₁eḱ-, and later Proto-Italic *ekwos (Horse.)
*h₁oh₁ḱus (Proto-Indo-European)
*h₁oh₁ḱu- (Proto-Indo-European)
swift
*h₁eḱ- (Proto-Indo-European)
*h₁éḱus (Proto-Indo-European)
*ekwos (Proto-Italic)
Horse.
equos (Old Latin)
equus (Latin)
A horse. A steed, charger.
eques (Latin)
(Late Latin, chess) knight. A horseman, rider. A knight.
miles (Latin)
(military) A soldier.. A man in boardgames such as ludus latrunculi and chess.