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Where does “Hippolyte” come from?

Hippolyte (French) comes from Latin Hippolytus, from Ancient Greek Ἱππόλυτος, from Ancient Greek ῐ̔́ππος — horse.

Ancestry of “Hippolyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHippolytus—
2Ancient GreekἹππόλυτος—
3Ancient Greekῐ̔́πποςhorse
Every word from Ancient Greek ῐ̔́ππος →