Etymology

hippotigrine

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or resembling the zebra. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἵππος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἵππος“horse”
  2. English todayhippotigrine

From the Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + τῐ́γρῐς (tĭ́grĭs, “tiger”) + -ine, describing an equine with tigerlike stripes.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἵππος all →

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