Etymology

hippo-

Today it means: horse Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos) ← Proto-Hellenic *íkkʷos ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*HéHḱus
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éḱwos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*íkkʷos
  4. Ancient Greekῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos)
  5. English todayhippo-

From Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἵππος all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.