Where does “ναυμαχέω” come from?

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

ναυμαχέω (Ancient Greek): to fight by sea

Definitions

  1. to fight by sea

Ancestry of “ναυμαχέω”, step by step

ναυμαχέω 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 μᾰ́χη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμᾰ́χηfight; battle, combat
2Ancient GreekμάχομαιI make war, fight, battle; I quarrel, wrangle,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmaHgʰ-to fight

Words derived from “ναυμαχέω”

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