Where does “ἱππόδρομος” come from?

ἱππόδρομος (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...

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

Definitions

  1. hippodrome, a circuit for chariot-racing

Ancestry of “ἱππόδρομος”, step by step

ἱππόδρομος traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek δρόμος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδρόμοςrace, running; racetrack; course, path
2Ancient Greek-όςForms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root
3Proto-Hellenic*-os
4Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

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 ῐ̔́ππος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῐ̔́πποςhorse

Words derived from “ἱππόδρομος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ósEvery word from Ancient Greek -όςEvery word from Ancient Greek δρόμος