Where does “rhinocéros” come from?

rhinocéros (French) comes from Latin rhīnocerōs, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως, from Ancient Greek κέρας, from Proto-Hellenic *kérats.

rhinocéros (French): rhinoceros

Definitions

  1. rhinoceros

Ancestry of “rhinocéros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinrhīnocerōsA rhinoceros
2Ancient Greekῥινόκερωςrhinoceros
3Ancient Greekκέραςhorn; horn as a material, or anything made of...
4Proto-Hellenic*kérats—

Words derived from “rhinocéros”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kérats →Every word from Ancient Greek κέρας →Every word from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως →