Where does “nasus” come from?
nasus (English) comes from Latin nāsus, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
nasus (English): A horn-like snout on certain termites, capable of...
Definitions
- A horn-like snout on certain termites, capable of...
Ancestry of “nasus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | nāsus | The nose |
| 2 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |