Where does “rhino-” come from?

rhino- (English) comes from Ancient Greek ῥινός, from Proto-Indo-European wer(H)- — to cut , tear.

rhino- (English): Of the nose

Definitions

  1. Of the nose

Ancestry of “rhino-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥινόςgenitive singular of ῥῑ́ς
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwer(H)-to cut , tear

Words derived from “rhino-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer(H)-Every word from Ancient Greek ῥινός