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Where does “ἵππος” come from?

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

ἵππος (Ancient Greek): a horse, a mare; cavalry, horsemen

Definitions

  1. a horse, a mare; cavalry, horsemen

Ancestry of “ἵππος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicíkkʷoshorse
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

Words derived from “ἵππος”

  • Philip
  • Phil
  • Phillips
  • Fill
  • Phillip
  • hippocampus
  • Phelps
  • Philips
  • Philippi
  • hippopotamus
  • Phillipson
  • Philpot
  • Philpott
  • Filson
  • hippopotami
  • Philipps
  • Philp
  • hippodrome
  • Philipson
  • Phillipsburg
  • Philbin
  • Philippian
  • Xanthippe
  • hippocampi
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