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What animal's name translated from Greek would mean river horse?
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∙ 14y ago
Hippopotamus. :) hope this helps you on your social studies homework like it did to me :). I luv Justin Bieber
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agothe hippopotamus is called the river horse. it's name was derived from the greek word hippos meaning horse and potamos meaning river.
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Hippopotamus: hippo = horse; potamos = river
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A hippopotamus is sometimes called a river horse.
What does the Greek word hippopotamus translate to in English?
From Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopotamos) < ἵππος (hippos, "horse") + ποταμός (potamos, "river"). So, literally River Horse.
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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.
What language of origin does hippopotamus come from?
It comes originally from the Greek for 'river horse'. Hippos means horse, and potamos means river.
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 are the parts the hippopotamus word can broken down into?
hippo (from the Greek) - horse potamos (from the Greek) - river
Which African animal's name means 'river horse'?
Hippopotamus, from Greek.
What is the greek word hippopotamus translate in English?
Literally, it translates to "river horse".
