Where does “rhinoseros” come from?
rhinoseros (Welsh) comes from English rhinoceros, from Latin rhīnocerōs, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως, from Ancient Greek κέρας, from Proto-Hellenic *kérats.
rhinoseros (Welsh): rhinoceros
Ancestry of “rhinoseros”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rhinoceros | Any of several large herbivorous pachyderms... |
| 2 | Latin | rhīnocerōs | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ῥινόκερως | rhinoceros |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κέρας | horn; horn as a material, or anything made of... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *kérats | — |