Where does “antinauseant” come from?
antinauseant (English) comes from English nauseant, from Latin nauseans, 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.
antinauseant (English): Any drug that counteracts nausea
Definitions
- Any drug that counteracts nausea
Ancestry of “antinauseant”, step by step
antinauseant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nauseant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nauseant | A substance that induces nausea; Inducing nausea |
| 2 | Latin | nauseans | |
| 3 | Latin | nauseō | to feel seasick |
| 4 | Latin | nausea | nausea; seasickness; second-person singular... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ναυσία | nausea, seasickness |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ναῦς | a ship |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂us | boat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |