英语词汇hippocrene的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	hippocrene
词源	Hippocrene fount on Mount Helicon sacred to the Muses, its waters were held to bestow poetic inspiration, from Greek Hippokrene, earlier hippou krene, literally "horse's fountain," from genitive of hippos "horse" (from PIE root ekwo- "horse") + krēnē "fountain," which is of uncertain origin. Entries linking to hippocrene* ekwo- Proto-Indo-European root meaning "horse." Perhaps related to ōku- "swift." It forms all or part of: alfalfa; Eohippus; equestrian; equine; equus; hippo-; hippocampus; Hippocratic; Hippocrene; hippocrepian; hippodrome; hippogriff; Hippolytus; hippopotamus; Philip; philippic; Philippines; Xanthippe. It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit açva-, Avestan aspa-, Greek hippos, Latin equus, Old Irish ech, Old Church Slavonic ehu-, Old English eoh, Gothic aihwa- all meaning "horse." updated on November 17, 2018
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