ἱπποτοξότης

Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 7 December 2013

Etymology

From ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos, horse) +‎ τοξότης (toxótēs, archer), from τόξον (tóxon, bow) +‎ -της (-tēs, masculine agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ῐ̔πποτοξότης • (hĭppotoxótēsm (genitive ῐ̔πποτοξότου); first declension

  1. a mounted archer

Inflection

Descendants

  • Latin: hippotoxotae

Further reading