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Where does “Aristippus” come from?

Aristippus (Middle English) comes 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
1LatinAristippus—
2Ancient GreekἈρίστιππος—
3Ancient Greekἵπποςa horse, a mare; cavalry, horsemen
4Proto-Hellenicíkkʷoshorse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift
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