A clipping is a shortening of a word. One excellent example is hippo, a short, pleasant-sounding word that is a clipping of hippopotamus. The longer form, hippopotamus, has too many letters for some languages’ tastes. And hippopotamus appears in almost every language. It comes from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos): Formed by ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) and ποταμός (potamós, “river”). You can also help with our maps by buying us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/mapologies