hippopotamus
Latin
noun
Definitions
- a hippopotamus
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (river horse).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἱπποπόταμος
Gloss
river horse
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hippopotamus English
- Nilpferd German
- nijlpaard Dutch, Flemish
- hippopotame French
- гиппопотам Russian
- hipopótamo Spanish, Castilian
- ποτᾰμός Ancient Greek
- ἱπποπόταμος Ancient Greek
- ῐ̔́ππος Ancient Greek
- *h₁eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- flodhest Norwegian Bokmål
- flodhest Norwegian Nynorsk
- hipopotam Turkish
- היפופוטם Hebrew (modern)
- *íkkʷos Proto-Hellenic