Where does “Rhinolophus” come from?

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

Rhinolophus (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Rhinolophus”, step by step

Rhinolophus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ῥινός

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

via Ancient Greek λόφος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλόφοςthe back of the neck, the withers of a horse, the...

Words derived from “Rhinolophus”

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