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Where does “oculorhinitis” come from?

oculorhinitis (English) comes from English rhinitis, from English rhino, from English rhinoceros, from Latin rhīnocerōs, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως, from Ancient Greek κέρας, from Proto-Hellenic *kérats.

oculorhinitis (English): inflammation of the mucous membranes of the...

Definitions

  1. inflammation of the mucous membranes of the...

Ancestry of “oculorhinitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrhinitisInflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose
2EnglishrhinoA rhinoceros; money
3EnglishrhinocerosAny of several large herbivorous pachyderms...
4Latinrhīnocerōs—
5Ancient Greekῥινόκερωςrhinoceros
6Ancient Greekκέραςhorn; horn as a material, or anything made of...
7Proto-Hellenic*kérats—
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