nasopalatal

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adjective

nasopalatine

OriginEnglish palatal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English palate →
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Meanings

adjectivenasopalatal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenasopalatine

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
palatonasal

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*néh₂s
  2. Proto-Italic*nāssos
  3. Latinnāsus
  4. Englishnaso-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
  8. Latinpalātum
  9. Old Frenchpalat
  10. Middle Englishpalate
  11. Englishpalate
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Englishpalatal
  15. Englishnasopalatal

From naso- + palatal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

palatonasal
Cite this entry
APA

nasopalatal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasopalatal

MLA

“nasopalatal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasopalatal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nasopalatal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nasopalatal.

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