Where does “naiad” come from?

naiad (English) comes from Latin naias, from Ancient Greek Ναϊάς, from Ancient Greek νάω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

naiad (English): A female deity associated with water, especially...

Definitions

  1. A female deity associated with water, especially...

Ancestry of “naiad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnaias—
2Ancient GreekΝαϊάςa naiad
3Ancient GreekνάωI flow
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek νάω →Every word from Ancient Greek Ναϊάς →