Where does “ῥῑνόκερως” come from?

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

ῥῑνόκερως (Ancient Greek): rhinoceros

Definitions

  1. rhinoceros

Ancestry of “ῥῑνόκερως”, step by step

ῥῑνόκερως 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 “ῥῑνόκερως”

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