Nasalize
/ˈneɪ.zə.laɪz/noun
To pronounce or produce a sound with air passing through the nose, or to make something nasal in character.
Did you know?Nasalize is built from the same ancient root as words like nose and nostril, proving that even speech can be marked by the body’s oldest passageways.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*néh₂s-
“nose”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*nās-
“nose”
Old English
OE
nās
“nose”
Latin
Latin
nāsum
“nose”
French
Old French
nasal
“of the nose; nasal”
19th Century
English
nasalize
“to make nasal; to pronounce with nasal resonance”