Where does “nasopalatine” come from?

nasopalatine (English) comes from English Palatine, from Latin Palatinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

nasopalatine (English): Relating to, or connecting, the sphenopalatine...

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or connecting, the sphenopalatine...

Ancestry of “nasopalatine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPalatineOne of the seven hills of Rome; the site of the earliest settlement
2LatinPalatinusPalatine
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →