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Where does “nasofacial” come from?

nasofacial (English) comes from English facial, from Latin facialis, from Latin faciēs, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.

nasofacial (English): Of or pertaining to the nose and the surrounding...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the nose and the surrounding...

Ancestry of “nasofacial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfacialOf or affecting the face; on its face; as it...
2Latinfacialisfacial
3Latinfaciēs—
4Latinfaciō—
5Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
6Latin-tōrius—
7Latin-tor-er
8Proto-Italic-tōr—
9Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
10Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “nasofacial”

  • blepharonasofacial
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