Where does “nauseabund” come from?

nauseabund (Catalan) comes from Latin nauseabundus, from Latin nauseō, from Latin nausea, from Ancient Greek ναυσία, from Ancient Greek ναῦς, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

nauseabund (Catalan): nauseating

Definitions

  1. nauseating

Ancestry of “nauseabund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnauseabundusinclined to vomit
2Latinnauseōto feel seasick
3Latinnauseanausea; seasickness; second-person singular...
4Ancient Greekναυσίαnausea, seasickness
5Ancient Greekναῦςa ship
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
7Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂usEvery word from Ancient Greek ναῦς
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