Where does “hipopotam” come from?
hipopotam (Romanian) comes from French hippopotame, from Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος, from Ancient Greek ἵππος, from Proto-Hellenic íkkʷos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.
hipopotam (Romanian): hippopotamus
Ancestry of “hipopotam”, step by step