Where does “ναυσία” come from?

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

ναυσία (Ancient Greek): nausea, seasickness

Definitions

  1. nausea, seasickness

Ancestry of “ναυσία”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ναυσία

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂usEvery word from Ancient Greek ναῦς
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