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Where does “nauplius” come from?

nauplius (English) comes from New Latin Nauplius, from Latin nauplius, from Ancient Greek Ναύπλιος, from Ancient Greek ναῦς, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

nauplius (English): A crustacean larva that has three pairs of...

Definitions

  1. A crustacean larva that has three pairs of...

Ancestry of “nauplius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New LatinNaupliusmythological king of Euboea
2Latinnaupliusargonaut, paper nautilus
3Ancient GreekΝαύπλιοςmythological founder of the city of Nauplia , a...
4Ancient Greekναῦςa ship
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “nauplius”

  • metanauplius
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