English

hippo-

Hippo- comes from Ancient Greek ἵππος ‘a horse, (feminine) a mare’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁eḱ-.

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁eḱ-root as named
Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éḱwos‘horse’reconstructed
Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*íkkʷos‘horse’reconstructed
Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἵπποςhíppos‘a horse, (feminine) a mare’
Englishtodayhippo-

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁eḱ-root as named
Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éḱwos‘horse’reconstructed
Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*íkkʷos‘horse’reconstructed
Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἵπποςhíppos‘a horse, (feminine) a mare’
Englishtodayhippo-

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos ‘horse’

zebra, equestrian, equine, 12 more

Today it means

prefix horse

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁eḱ- / hippo-

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