English
errhine
Errhine comes from Ancient Greek ἔρρινον ‘a sternutatory medicine, to cause sneezing’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔρρινονérrhinon‘a sternutatory medicine, to cause sneezing’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEerrhīnum
- Englishtodayerrhine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔρρινονérrhinon‘a sternutatory medicine, to cause sneezing’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEerrhīnum
- Englishtodayerrhine
A compound of ἐν ‘in’ + ῥίς ‘nostril’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
Ancient Greek ἐν ‘in’
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἔρρινον
Today it means
adj Causing an increase in mucus within the nose, and hence causing one to sneeze.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἔρρινον / errhine