English
ipotane
Ipotane may come from Greek ιππότης ‘knight’.
- Greek1453–presentιππότηςippótis‘knight’uncertain
- Englishtodayipotane
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Greek1453–presentιππότηςippótis‘knight’uncertain
- Englishtodayipotane
The story
Probably from Greek ιππότης (ippótis, “knight”), which is derived from ίππος (íppos, “horse”).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos ‘horse’
Today it means
noun A mythical creature depicted as a half-human, half-horse that is supposedly different from a centaur, sometimes attributed to Greek mythology.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Greek ιππότης / ipotane