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hipp-

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hippo-

a combining form appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “horse” (hippodrome); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (hippology).
Also, especially before a vowel, hipp-.


Origin:
< Gk: comb. form of híppos; c. L equus, OIr ech, OE eoh, Skt aśvas, Lith ašvà
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