Where does “ad nauseam” come from?
ad nauseam (English) comes from Latin ad nauseam, from Latin nauseam, 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.
ad nauseam (English): To a nauseating or sickening degree; Having been...
Definitions
- To a nauseating or sickening degree; Having been...
Ancestry of “ad nauseam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | ad nauseam | — |
| 2 | Latin | nauseam | accusative singular of nausea; sea-sickness,... |
| 3 | Latin | nausea | nausea; seasickness; second-person singular... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ναυσία | nausea, seasickness |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ναῦς | a ship |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂us | boat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |
Words derived from “ad nauseam”