English
nasal
Nasal comes from Medieval Latin nāsālis, from Latin nāsus ‘the nose’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*néh₂s‘nose’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nāssosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnāsus‘the nose’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500nāsālis
- Englishearliest quotation 1909nasal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*néh₂s‘nose’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nāssosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnāsus‘the nose’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500nāsālis
- Englishearliest quotation 1909nasal
Earliest quotation: 1909, Charles Henry Ashdown, European Arms & Armor: “The nasal continued in use until about 1140, when…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s ‘nose’
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s / nasal