Where does “stumpnose” come from?

stumpnose (English) comes from English nose, from Middle English nōse, from Old French nous, from Latin nōs, from Proto-Italic nōs, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

stumpnose (English): Any of several sea breams of the genus...

Definitions

  1. Any of several sea breams of the genus...

Ancestry of “stumpnose”, step by step

stumpnose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnoseA protuberance on the face housing the nostrils,...
2Middle Englishnōsenose
3Old FrenchnousAlternative form of nos
4Latinnōswe, us
5Proto-Italicnōswe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via English stump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstumpThe remains of something that has been cut off;...
2Middle Englishstumpe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéyEvery word from Proto-Italic nōs
stumpnose — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer