Where does “monorhinal” come from?

monorhinal (English) comes from English rhinal, from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

monorhinal (English): Having a single nasal passage

Definitions

  1. Having a single nasal passage

Ancestry of “monorhinal”, step by step

monorhinal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rhinal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrhinalOf or pertaining to the nose; nasal; Of or...
2EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
3Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
4Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
5Old Dutchāl
6Proto-West Germanicallall
7Proto-Germanicallazall
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English mono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoClipping of mononucleosis; A bicycle or...
2Englishmono-API; one, single, only
3Ancient Greekμονο-one; mono-

Words derived from “monorhinal

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-
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