Where does “nares” come from?
Nares comes from Latin nāres, the plural of nāris meaning nostril, from an Indo-European root meaning to breathe or smell.
nares (English): plural of naris; plural of nare
Definitions
- plural of naris; plural of nare
Ancestry of “nares”, step by step
nares traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English naris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | naris | a nostril |
| 2 | Latin | nāris | nostril |
| 3 | Latin | nāsus | The nose |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
via English nare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nare | A nostril |