English

largenose

From large + nose.

A compound of large + nose

Latin largus ‘abundant, plentiful, copious, large’

Latin larga

Old French large ‘generous’

Middle English large

English large

Proto-West Germanic *nosu

Old English nosu

Middle English nose

English nose

Today it means

adj Applied to various kinds of fish characterized by a large nose.

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

Etymograph / largenose