Where does “rino-” come from?

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

rino- (Spanish): rhino

Definitions

  1. rhino

Ancestry of “rino-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥινόςgenitive singular of ῥῑ́ς
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwer(H)-to cut , tear

Words derived from “rino-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer(H)- →Every word from Ancient Greek ῥινός →