kerato-
‘word-forming element meaning ‘horn, horny’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. kerat- < Med.Lat. cornea tela ‘horny web or sheath’ < Gk. keras ‘the horn of an animal; horn as a material’ < kehr < ker- < Tamil kaṭu
kerato-
‘word-forming element meaning ‘horn, horny’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. kerat- < Med.Lat. cornea tela ‘horny web or sheath’ < Gk. keras ‘the horn of an animal; horn as a material’ < kehr < ker- < Tamil kaṭu
Technical words derived from 'kerato'
phyctenular kerato conjuctivitis - கண்புரை தொற்றழற்சி காசநோய்; odontogenic kerato cyst - பல்ஈனும் செதில் நீர்கட்டி; epidemic kerato conjunctivits - கொள்ளைவகைப் புறப்படல அழற்சி.
English words derived from Tamil kaṭu connoting ‘horn’