Etymograph

English

naris

Naris comes from Latin naris ‘nostril’, from nāsus ‘the nose’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*néh₂s1‘nose’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nāssos1reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnāsus2‘the nose’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnaris2‘nostril’
  5. Englishtodaynaris2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin nasus
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English naris

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*néh₂sWiktionary, Latin nasus‘nose’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*nāssosWiktionary, Latin nasusreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnāsusWiktionary, English naris‘the nose’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnarisWiktionary, English naris‘nostril’
  5. EnglishtodaynarisWiktionary, English naris

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s ‘nose’

ness, 4 more

through Latin nāsus ‘the nose’

nasal, 3 more

Today it means

noun a nostril

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “naris”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin nasus. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s / naris

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