Where does “internostril” come from?
internostril (English) comes from English inter, from Middle English enteren, from French entrer, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
internostril (English): Between the nostrils
Definitions
- Between the nostrils
Ancestry of “internostril”, step by step
internostril traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
via English nostril
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | Middle English | nostrille | nostril |
| 3 | Old English | nosþyrel | nostril |
| 4 | Old English | nosu | nose |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *nosu | — |