Where does “rhinitis” come from?
Rhinitis comes from Ancient Greek ῥινός, derived from Ancient Greek ῥίς meaning nose, with the suffix -itis denoting inflammation.
rhinitis (English): Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose
Definitions
- Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose
Ancestry of “rhinitis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rhino | A rhinoceros; money |
| 2 | English | rhinoceros | Any of several large herbivorous pachyderms... |
| 3 | Latin | rhīnocerōs | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῥινόκερως | rhinoceros |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κέρας | horn; horn as a material, or anything made of... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *kérats | — |
Words derived from “rhinitis”