Where does “horsenostrilled” come from?
horsenostrilled (English) comes from English nostrilled, from English nostril, from Middle English nostrille, from Old English nosþyrel, from Old English nosu, from Proto-Germanic *nosu.
horsenostrilled (English): Have large nostrils, like that of a horse
Definitions
- Have large nostrils, like that of a horse
Ancestry of “horsenostrilled”, step by step
horsenostrilled traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nostrilled
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nostrilled | Having nostrils |
| 2 | English | nostril | Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages |
| 3 | Middle English | nostrille | nostril |
| 4 | Old English | nosþyrel | nostril |
| 5 | Old English | nosu | nose |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *nosu | — |