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Where does “Aristippus” come from?

Aristippus (English) comes from Middle English Aristippus, from Latin Aristippus, from Ancient Greek Ἀρίστιππος, from Ancient Greek ἵππος, from Proto-Hellenic íkkʷos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

Ancestry of “Aristippus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishAristippus—
2LatinAristippus—
3Ancient GreekἈρίστιππος—
4Ancient Greekἵπποςa horse, a mare; cavalry, horsemen
5Proto-Hellenicíkkʷoshorse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

Words derived from “Aristippus”

  • Aristippian
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