Where does “hippodrome” come from?

hippodrome (English) comes from French hippodrome, from Latin hippodromos, from Ancient Greek ῐ̔ππόδρομος — hippodrome, a circuit for chariot-racing.

hippodrome (English): A horse racing course; A fraudulent sporting...

Definitions

  1. A horse racing course; A fraudulent sporting...

Ancestry of “hippodrome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhippodromea hippodrome, racecourse, a circuit for...
2Latinhippodromosa hippodrome
3Ancient Greekῐ̔ππόδρομοςhippodrome, a circuit for chariot-racing

Words derived from “hippodrome”

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