English

ethmonasal

From ethmo- + nasal.

Proto-Indo-European *seh₁y-

Ancient Greek ἠθέω ‘to sift, strain’

Ancient Greek ἠθμός

Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s ‘nose’

Proto-Italic *nāssos

Latin nāsus ‘the nose’

Medieval Latin nāsālis

English nasal

Today it means

adj Relating to the ethmoid and nasal bones

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

Etymograph / ethmonasal