Where does “ναυμαχία” come from?

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

ναυμαχία (Ancient Greek): sea fight, naval battle

Definitions

  1. sea fight, naval battle

Ancestry of “ναυμαχία”, step by step

ναυμαχία 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 “ναυμαχία”

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