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Where does “errhine” come from?

errhine (English) comes from Latin errhīnum, from Ancient Greek ἔρρινον, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

errhine (English): Causing an increase in mucus within the nose, and...

Definitions

  1. Causing an increase in mucus within the nose, and...

Ancestry of “errhine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinerrhīnum—
2Ancient Greekἔρρινονa sternutatory medicine, to cause sneezing
3Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
4Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
5Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
6Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
7Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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