Where does “Strepsirrhini” come from?

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

Strepsirrhini (Translingual): a taxon of Primates

Definitions

  1. a taxon of Primates

Ancestry of “Strepsirrhini”, step by step

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