Morpheme
(R)Rhine [Rhine, Rrhine]
Type
bound base
Denotation
nose, snout
Etymology
Ancient Greek rhinós and rhinḗ, from rhís
Evidence
arrhinia, lepthorrhine, leptorrhine, mesorrhine, platyrrhine, platyrrhiny, Rhina, rhinal, rhinectomy, Rhinidae, Rhiniformes, rhinitis, Rhinobatidae, rhinoceros, rhinology, rhinoplasty, Rhinopristiformes, rhinorrhagia, rhinorrhea, rhinoscope, rhinovirus
Notes
usually surfaces as Rrhine when following common Ancient Greek rule in which initial <r> in the second part in a compound is doubled
“shark” notion from “snout-nosed fish” notion
