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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish12•14 days agoBasically the same in English-- the etymology is PIE through Greek and Latin meaning river horse. Historians call horse/chariot stadiums from ancient Greece hippodromes.
minus-squareAreaSIX linkfedilinkEnglish6•13 days agoStill called river horse in Swedish (flodhäst), not exclusive to the Nile though.
Basically the same in English-- the etymology is PIE through Greek and Latin meaning river horse. Historians call horse/chariot stadiums from ancient Greece hippodromes.
Still called river horse in Swedish (flodhäst), not exclusive to the Nile though.