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
- inflammation of the nose and trachea
Ancestry of “rhinotracheitis”, step by step
rhinotracheitis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tracheitis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tracheitis | Inflammation of the trachea |
| 2 | English | trachea | A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | trachea | — |
| 4 | Latin | trachia | The windpipe, trachea |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τραχεῖα | windpipe |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τραχύς | jagged; prickly; rugged |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | tʰrākʰús | — |
via English rhino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rhino | A rhinoceros; money |
| 2 | English | rhinoceros | Any of several large herbivorous pachyderms... |
| 3 | Latin | rhīnocerōs | A rhinoceros |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῥινόκερως | rhinoceros |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κέρας | horn; horn as a material, or anything made of... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *kérats | — |