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Where does “antinausea” come from?

antinausea (English) comes from English nausea, from Middle English nausea, 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.

antinausea (English): Intended to prevent or combat nausea

Definitions

  1. Intended to prevent or combat nausea

Ancestry of “antinausea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnauseaA feeling of illness or discomfort in the...
2Middle Englishnausea—
3Latinnauseanausea; seasickness; second-person singular...
4Ancient Greekναυσίαnausea, seasickness
5Ancient Greekναῦςa ship
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
7Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
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