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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

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

Words derived from “ῥινόκερως”

  • rhinoceros
  • rhinoceroslike
  • rhinocerical
  • rhinoceros
  • rhinocéros
  • renoster
  • ρινόκερος
  • ρινόκερως
  • rinocérosz
  • rinocéroszok
  • Rhinocerotidae
  • rinocer
  • rhinoseros
  • rhinocéros
  • renoster
  • witrenoster
  • swartrenoster
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