Where does “intranasal” come from?
Intranasal comes from English nasal combined with the Latin prefix intra, meaning within, plus Latin -alis forming adjectives.
intranasal (English): Within the nose; Taken through the nose
Definitions
- Within the nose; Taken through the nose
Ancestry of “intranasal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | nasal | Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion;... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | nasalis | nasal |
| 3 | Latin | nāsus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
Words derived from “intranasal”