hemerodrome

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noun

A courier in Ancient Greece who would run for a day

OriginAncient Greek ἡμέρᾱ ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₃- →
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Meanings

nounhemerodrome (plural hemerodromes)

plural hemerodromes

  1. A courier in Ancient Greece who would run for a day

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*drem-“to run”
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eh₃-“be hot, burn”
  3. Ancient Greekἡμέρᾱ“day; date”
  4. Englishhemerodrome

Meaning a "day courier". Slightly more common form is "hemerodromos". From Ancient Greek ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā, “day; date”) (a variant of ἦμαρ (êmar, “day”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₃- (“be hot, burn”)) + δρόμος (drómos, “race, running; race course, track”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *drem- (“to run”).

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Translations

Italian emerodromo
  • emerodromocourier in Ancient Greece
Portuguese hemeródromo
  • hemeródromocourier in Ancient Greece
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APA

hemerodrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemerodrome

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“hemerodrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemerodrome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemerodrome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemerodrome.

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