Where does “rhinoplasty” come from?

Rhinoplasty comes from Ancient Greek ῥίς, nose, combined with πλαστός, molded or formed, ultimately from Proto-Hellenic plátʰyō, to spread or flatten.

rhinoplasty (English): A type of plastic surgery that is used to improve...

Definitions

  1. A type of plastic surgery that is used to improve...

Ancestry of “rhinoplasty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrhino-Of the nose
2Ancient Greekῥινόςgenitive singular of ῥῑ́ς
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer(H)-to cut , tear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer(H)-Every word from English rhino-Every word from Ancient Greek ῥινός