# hippodrome

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɪpəˌdɹəʊm/ · frequency rank #61,534

## Definitions
1. A horse racing course.
2. A fraudulent sporting contest with a predetermined winner.
3. A circus with equestrian performances.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos
Proto-Hellenic *íkkʷos
Ancient Greek ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos)
Proto-Indo-European *drem-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Hellenic *-os
Ancient Greek -ος (-os)
Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos)
Ancient Greek ῐ̔ππόδρομος (hĭppódromos)bor.
Latin hippodromoslbor.
French hippodromebor.
English hippodrome
Borrowed from French hippodrome, a learned borrowing from Latin hippodromos, borrowed from Ancient Greek ῐ̔ππόδρομος (hĭppódromos), from ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos, “horse”) + δρόμος (drómos, “street”). By surface analysis, hippo- + -drome.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hippodrome