Where does “rinofaringeo” come from?

rinofaringeo (Italian) comes from Italian rino-, from Ancient Greek ῥινός, from Proto-Indo-European wer(H)- — to cut , tear.

rinofaringeo (Italian): nasopharyngeal

Definitions

  1. nasopharyngeal

Ancestry of “rinofaringeo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrino-rhino-; naso-
2Ancient Greekῥινόςgenitive singular of ῥῑ́ς
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer(H)-to cut , tear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer(H)- →Every word from Italian rino- →Every word from Ancient Greek ῥινός →
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