Etymology

nasal

N1A1S1A1L1

Today it means: Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion. Full definition →

Medieval Latin nāsālis
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromnāsālis
  2. English todaynasal

From Middle English, from Medieval Latin nāsālis, from nāsus (“the nose”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of nasalis.

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