Etymology of the English word nasion
the English word
nasionderived from the New Latin word
nasionderived from the Latin word
nasus (nose; nose; sense of smelling)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nas-using the New Latin prefix
naso-using the Greek suffix
-ionDate
The earliest known usage of nasion in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
