English
hippic
Hippic comes from Ancient Greek ἱππικός ‘relating to horses or horse-riding’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁eḱ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁eḱ-root as named
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἱππικόςhippikós‘relating to horses or horse-riding’
- Englishtodayhippic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁eḱ-root as named
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἱππικόςhippikós‘relating to horses or horse-riding’
- Englishtodayhippic
The story
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἱππικός (hippikós, “relating to horses or horse-riding”) + English -ic (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’ from nouns). Ἱππικός is derived from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (‘horse; stallion’), probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eḱ- (‘horse; swift (?)’)) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’ from nouns).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁eḱ-
Today it means
adj Relating to horses or horse-riding.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁eḱ- / hippic