Where does “rhinoseptoplasty” come from?

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

rhinoseptoplasty (English): septorhinoplasty

Definitions

  1. septorhinoplasty

Ancestry of “rhinoseptoplasty”, 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 →