Where does “ἱπποπόταμος” come from?

ἱπποπόταμος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἵππος, from Proto-Hellenic íkkʷos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

ἱπποπόταμος (Ancient Greek): hippopotamus

Definitions

  1. hippopotamus

Ancestry of “ἱπποπόταμος”, step by step

ἱπποπόταμος traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἵππος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἵπποςa horse, a mare; cavalry, horsemen
2Proto-Hellenicíkkʷoshorse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

via Ancient Greek Ποταμός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠοταμόςriver, stream
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Ancient Greek ῐ̔́ππος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῐ̔́πποςhorse

Words derived from “ἱπποπόταμος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic íkkʷos →