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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | naris | a nostril |
| 2 | Latin | nāris | — |
| 3 | Latin | nāsus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |