Where does “rinoconjuntivitis” come from?

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

rinoconjuntivitis (Spanish): rhinoconjunctivitis

Definitions

  1. rhinoconjunctivitis

Ancestry of “rinoconjuntivitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrino-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 Spanish rino- →