Where does “rhinotracheitis” come from?

rhinotracheitis (English) comes from English tracheitis, from English trachea, from Medieval Latin trachea, from Latin trachia, from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα, from Ancient Greek τραχύς, from Proto-Hellenic tʰrākʰús.

rhinotracheitis (English): inflammation of the nose and trachea

Definitions

  1. inflammation of the nose and trachea

Ancestry of “rhinotracheitis”, step by step

rhinotracheitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tracheitis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtracheitisInflammation of the trachea
2EnglishtracheaA thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the...
3Medieval Latintrachea
4LatintrachiaThe windpipe, trachea
5Ancient Greekτραχεῖαwindpipe
6Ancient Greekτραχύςjagged; prickly; rugged
7Proto-Hellenictʰrākʰús

via English rhino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrhinoA rhinoceros; money
2EnglishrhinocerosAny of several large herbivorous pachyderms...
3LatinrhīnocerōsA rhinoceros
4Ancient Greekῥινόκερωςrhinoceros
5Ancient Greekκέραςhorn; horn as a material, or anything made of...
6Proto-Hellenic*kérats
Every word from Proto-Hellenic tʰrākʰúsEvery word from Ancient Greek τραχύςEvery word from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα
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