Where does “nasal” come from?
nasal (Portuguese) comes from Latin nāsālis, from Latin nāsus, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
nasal (Portuguese): nasal; nasal consonant; nasal bone
Definitions
- nasal; nasal consonant; nasal bone
Ancestry of “nasal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | nāsālis | — |
| 2 | Latin | nāsus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
Words derived from “nasal”