Where does “Nausica” come from?

Nausica (Catalan) comes from Latin Nausicaa, from Ancient Greek Ναυσικάα, from Ancient Greek ναῦς, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

Nausica (Catalan): Nausicaa

Definitions

  1. Nausicaa

Ancestry of “Nausica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNausicaaNausicaa daughter of Phaeacian king Alcinous
2Ancient GreekΝαυσικάαNausicaa
3Ancient Greekναῦςa ship
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek ναῦς →