English
Hippocamp
Hippocamp comes from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος ‘monster with the body of a horse and the tail…’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἱππόκαμποςhippókampos‘monster with the body of a horse and the tail of a fish, hippocampus’
- EnglishtodayHippocamp
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἱππόκαμποςhippókampos‘monster with the body of a horse and the tail of a fish, hippocampus’
- EnglishtodayHippocamp
The story
Officially named in February 2019. The moon was discovered in 2013 by viewing archival images produced by the Hubble Space Telescope dating back to 2004.
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος
Today it means
name A small moon of Neptune.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος / Hippocamp