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Where does “hippodrome” come from?

hippodrome (French) comes from Latin hippodromos, from Ancient Greek ῐ̔ππόδρομος.

hippodrome (French): a hippodrome, racecourse, a circuit for...

Definitions

  1. a hippodrome, racecourse, a circuit for...

Ancestry of “hippodrome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhippodromosa hippodrome
2Ancient Greekῐ̔ππόδρομος—

Words derived from “hippodrome”

  • hippodrome
  • hippodromic
  • hippodromist
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