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το άλογο
means " the horse " in MODERN Greek
the word hippopatomus is from the ancient word for horse which is "ippos" plus the word for river which is "potamos" - don't know why the English insist on putting a consonent such as H in front of every Greek name and word that starts with a vowel but it is IPPOS not HIPPO.........
That is why they sometimes call the hippo the horse of the river.
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∙ 13y agoAncient Greek ιππος (hippos), modern άλογο (alogo).
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∙ 15y agohippopotamus (hippo= horse, potomi = river)
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∙ 15y agoHippopotamus.
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∙ 15y agoαλογοπέταλο (alogopetalo)
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∙ 9y agoιππείς pronunciation: e-pe-is
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What animals name means river horse?
hippopotamus hippo= horse pot= river/ water
Where does the name hippo come from?
In greek history, Hippos were called Water horse's because the greek people thought that the hippos looked very much like a horse and also because they spended a lot of time in the water. But then, Other people from around the world changed it to Hippopotamuse.
What is the name for hippo in Greek?
It's already greek. Hippopotamus means "It's kind of like a horse, except it likes water a lot." My paraphrase.
What animal is known as river horse?
A hippopotamus is sometimes called a river horse.
What is water horse in Greek?
hippopotamus hippocampus
What does Amphibian mean in greek?
The word "amphibian," from the Greek term amphibia, means "both lives" and refers to the animals' double life on land and in water.
What is a large wide-mouthed African mammal?
A large wide mouthed African mammal is the hippopotamus. Hippopotamus comes from a Greek word that means "water horse or "river horse. "
What is a Greek water horse?
its a hippocampus
Why is a hippopotamus called a hippopotamus?
"Hippo" is a shortened form of the word hippopotamus, which comes from the Greek words for River Horse. It's a suitable name because the African animal spends a great deal of time in the water and it looks like a horse with its large ears and nostrils.
What word with a Greek root means excessive loss of water?
The word "dehydration" means loss of water, from the Greek root hydro (water).
Which wild animal is called water Horse?
A hippopotomas means 'River Horse'. But is also sometimes called a Water horse
What does 'hydro' mean?
Hydro is the Greek word for water. As a prefix, it means something to do with or involving water.'Hydro' is the Greek word for water.
