Etymology of the French word nez
the French word
nezderived from the Latin word
nasus (nose; nose; sense of smelling)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nas-Date
The earliest known usage of nez in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
nasonner,
nasarde,
blanc-nez,
cache-mouchoir,
pince-nez,
protège-nez,
saigne-nez,
serre-nez,
tord-nezCognates
Danish
næse, Dutch
neus, English
nose, German
Nase, Icelandic
nef, Icelandic
nös, Italian
naso, Latin
nasus, Lithuanian
nosis, Nynorsk
nase, Polish
nos, Provençal
nas, Riksmal
nese, Russian
нoc, Swedish
näsa, Yiddish
noz
