Where does “ῥινόκερως” come from?

ῥινόκερως (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κέρας, from Proto-Hellenic *kérats.

ῥινόκερως (Ancient Greek): rhinoceros

Definitions

  1. rhinoceros

Ancestry of “ῥινόκερως”, step by step

ῥινόκερως traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κέρας

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκέραςhorn; horn as a material, or anything made of...
2Proto-Hellenic*kérats—

via Ancient Greek ῥῑ́ς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥῑ́ςnose

Words derived from “ῥινόκερως”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kérats →Every word from Ancient Greek κέρας →