Etymograph

English

Nogales

Nogales comes from Spanish nogal ‘walnut’, from Late Latin nucālis ‘relating to nuts’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *knuks ‘nut’.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*knuks‘nut’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnux‘nut’
  3. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEnucālis‘relating to nuts’
  4. Spanishc. 1500–presentnogal‘walnut’
  5. EnglishtodayNogales

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*knuks‘nut’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnux‘nut’
  3. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEnucālis‘relating to nuts’
  4. Spanishc. 1500–presentnogal‘walnut’
  5. EnglishtodayNogales

Linked words

through Latin nux ‘nut’

nuclear, nut, nucleus, nucleotide, nougat, 7 more

Today it means

name A city, the county seat of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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