Where does “Ναύκρατις” come from?

Ναύκρατις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ναῦς, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

Ναύκρατις (Ancient Greek): Naucratis

Definitions

  1. Naucratis

Ancestry of “Ναύκρατις”, step by step

Ναύκρατις traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ναῦς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekναῦςa ship
2Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
3Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

via Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκρᾰ́τοςmight; strength, might; power

Words derived from “Ναύκρατις”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek ναῦς →