Where does “rinoplastia” come from?

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

rinoplastia (Portuguese): rhinoplasty

Definitions

  1. rhinoplasty

Ancestry of “rinoplastia”, step by step

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