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Where does “rhinolaryngitis” come from?

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

rhinolaryngitis (English): inflammation of the nasal and laryngeal mucous...

Definitions

  1. inflammation of the nasal and laryngeal mucous...

Ancestry of “rhinolaryngitis”, step by step

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