Hippodrome
/ˈhɪp.ə.drəʊm/noun
A stadium or arena for horse races and other equestrian events.
Did you know?Hippodrome comes from Greek ἱππόδρομος (hippodromos), from ἵππος (hippos, “horse”) + δρόμος (dromos, “running/course”), and the same ancient running-root also lives on in words like syndrome, palindrome, and dromedary.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ekʷos
“horse”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἵππος (hippos)
“horse”
Ancient Greek
Greek
δρόμος (dromos)
“running; course; race”
Late Greek
Greek
ἱππόδρομος (hippodromos)
“horse-racing track; racecourse”
16th Century
French
hippodrome
“a horse-racing arena or exhibition ground”
Modern English
English
hippodrome
“a stadium or arena for horse races and other equestrian events”
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