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What does the root word caballus mean?
Caballus is Latin for a nag, a pack-horse. In the Roman army slang that became the various Romance languages, it stood for a horse, generally. Like the Greek cognate καβαλλης, it has obscure origin.
What Latin root means 'sharp'?
The Latin root ac- means 'sharp'. A Latin derivative is the infinitive 'acuere', which means 'to sharpen'. Its past participle is 'acutus', which means 'sharp'. An English derivative is adjective is 'acute'.The root 'acu-'.
What is the latin stem for scribe?
Scribo, which literally means "write" in latin
What the Latin root that means around?
Around in Latin can be undique, circum or circa.
What Latin root means 'to move back'?
The combination of a Latin prefix and of a Latin root means 'to move back'. The prefix re- means 'back'. The root ced-, from which the infinitive 'cedere' is derived, means 'to go'.
What does the greek word hippology mean?
hippo (short for hippopotamus) means ιπποπόταμος; the word is greek to begin with! ANSWER: Hippopotamus means "river horse," from the Greek words for horse (ippos) and river (potami). So "hippo" means "horse."
What animals name means river horse?
hippopotamus hippo= horse pot= river/ water
What is hippopotokonstrosequippedaliophobia?
phobia means 'the fear of' hippo means 'horse' pedalio mean 'walking on foot'
What is Equus?
the scientific name for a horse horse^^^^^^horseisle answer it basicaly means horse in latin
What do you call someone who has a fear of big words?
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia means the fear of big words, so he would be a hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobe.
What is the longest and hardest word?
It's hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, which means the fear of long words...go figure!
What is the latin word for rider?
The Latin word for rider is "eques." This word is related to the old Latin word "equus," which means, "horse."
What does hippopotamus translate to in English?
The two living species of hippo are the Nile Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) and the Pygmy Hippo (Hexaprotodon liberiensis).
What animals name means water horse in greek?
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.
35 letter word that means you don't have anything to say?
The word hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia. This word means fear of long words though.
Why is the pacific seahorse's scientific name hippocampus ingens?
Hippo means horse in Greek and campus means monster in Greek. Ingens means huge in Latin. These seahorses are the largest species of seahorse and since they resemble horses to a degree but also look a little odd, that would explain the "horse monster" aspect of the name.
How did the horse get its name?
"Equus means horse in latin. "Equus caballus" is the horses' scientific name.
