Where does “ρινόκερος” come from?

ρινόκερος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως, from Ancient Greek κέρας, from Proto-Hellenic *kérats.

ρινόκερος (Greek): rhinoceros

Definitions

  1. rhinoceros

Ancestry of “ρινόκερος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥινόκερωςrhinoceros
2Ancient Greekκέραςhorn; horn as a material, or anything made of...
3Proto-Hellenic*kérats
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kératsEvery word from Ancient Greek κέραςEvery word from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως