Where does “Naupactus” come from?

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

Naupactus (English): located in the southeastern part of the Aetolia-Acarnania prefecture

Definitions

  1. located in the southeastern part of the Aetolia-Acarnania prefecture

Ancestry of “Naupactus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNaupactusalso called Lepanto
2Ancient GreekΝαύπακτοςNaupactus
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 →