Leucippus
/luːˈsɪp.əs/noun
An ancient Greek male given name, borne by several historical and mythological figures.
Did you know?Leucippus comes from Greek elements meaning “white” and “horse,” and the same horse-root appears in words like hippodrome and hippocampus—proof that one ancient animal shaped a whole web of language.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁éḱwos
“horse”
Ancient Greek
Greek
leukós
“white, bright, shining”
Ancient Greek
Greek
hippos
“horse”
Classical Greek
Greek
Leúkippos
“white horse; a personal name”
Latin
Latin
Leucippus
“a Greek male name borrowed into Latin”
Modern English
English
Leucippus
“an ancient Greek name, especially of historical or mythological figures”
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