Etymology

hopl-

Today it means: weapon, arms; armed Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὅπλον
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hopl- · prefix1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὅπλον“weapon; piece of armour”
  2. English todayhopl-

From the Ancient Greek ὅπλον (hóplon, “weapon; piece of armour”); related to hoplite.

hopl- · prefix2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὁπλή“hoof”
  2. English todayhopl-

From the Ancient Greek ὁπλή (hoplḗ, “hoof”).

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