Where does “naris” come from?
naris (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese nariz, from Old Portuguese nariz, from Latin nares, from Latin naris, from Latin nasus, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.
naris (Guinea-Bissau Creole): nose
Ancestry of “naris”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | nariz | nose |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | nariz | — |
| 3 | Latin | nares | nominative plural of nāris; accusative plural of... |
| 4 | Latin | naris | A nostril, nose; An opening, orifice, vent,... |
| 5 | Latin | nasus | nose; sense of smell; spout, nozzle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |