Etymology

-dromous

Today it means: running or moving in a specified manner Full definition →

Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos) ← Proto-Indo-European *drem-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*drem-
  2. Ancient Greekδρόμος (drómos)
  3. English today-dromous

From Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “race, running”) + -ous.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekδρόμος all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.