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Where does “renoster” come from?

renoster (Dutch) comes from Latin rhīnocerōs, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως, from Ancient Greek κέρας, from Proto-Hellenic *kérats.

renoster (Dutch): rhinoceros

Definitions

  1. rhinoceros

Ancestry of “renoster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrhīnocerōs—
2Ancient Greekῥινόκερωςrhinoceros
3Ancient Greekκέραςhorn; horn as a material, or anything made of...
4Proto-Hellenic*kérats—

Words derived from “renoster”

  • witrenoster
  • renoster
  • swartrenoster
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