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Where does “ῐ̔ππόδρομος” come from?

ῐ̔ππόδρομος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δρόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

ῐ̔ππόδρομος (Ancient Greek): hippodrome, a circuit for chariot-racing

Definitions

  1. hippodrome, a circuit for chariot-racing

Ancestry of “ῐ̔ππόδρομος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδρόμοςrace, running; racetrack; course, path
2Ancient Greek-ός—
3Proto-Hellenic*-os—
4Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “ῐ̔ππόδρομος”

  • hippodrome
  • hippodromic
  • hippodromist
  • hippodromos
  • hipódromo
  • hippodrome
  • hipódromo
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