Where does “-naut” come from?

-naut (English) comes from Ancient Greek ναύτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

-naut (English): Forms nouns meaning a voyager, farer, or tripper

Definitions

  1. Forms nouns meaning a voyager, farer, or tripper

Ancestry of “-naut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekναύτηςsailor, seaman; companion at sea
2Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
3Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “-naut”

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