Where does “supranasal” come from?
supranasal (English) comes from English nasal, from Medieval Latin nasalis, from Latin nāsus, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
supranasal (English): A scale located above the nasal scale
Definitions
- A scale located above the nasal scale
Ancestry of “supranasal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | nasal | Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion;... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | nasalis | nasal |
| 3 | Latin | nāsus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |