Where does “ναύπλιος” come from?

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

ναύπλιος (Ancient Greek): type of shellfish; a kind of shellfish

Definitions

  1. type of shellfish; a kind of shellfish

Ancestry of “ναύπλιος”, step by step

ναύπλιος 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 πλέω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλέωsail; float
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek ναῦς →