Potamic
/pəˈtæmɪk/noun
Relating to or inhabiting rivers.
Did you know?“Hippopotamus” literally means “river horse” in Ancient Greek, combining híppos, “horse,” with potamós, “river”—the same root behind potamic.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
ποταμός (potamós)
“River or flowing body of water”
Classical Greek
Greek
ποταμικός (potamikós)
“Of or relating to a river”
Late Antiquity
Greek/Latin
potamicus
“River-related; a learned adjectival form based on Greek potamós”
19th Century
Scientific English
potamic
“Relating to rivers, especially in scientific classification”
Modern English
English
potamic
“Of, concerning, or inhabiting rivers”
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