Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hippo-

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: hip-po-
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Hellenic *íkkʷos Ancient Greek ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos) English hippo- From Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos).

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₁eḱ-

Inflected Forms

hipp- (alternative)

Synonyms

equine

Questions

What does hippo- mean?: horse
Where does hippo- come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Hellenic *íkkʷos Ancient Greek ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos) English hippo- From Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos).

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