Where does “nausea” come from?
Nausea comes from Middle English nausea, from Latin nausea, from Ancient Greek ναυσία, ultimately derived from Ancient Greek ναῦς meaning ship, reflecting the seasickness originally denoted by the term.
nausea (English): A feeling of illness or discomfort in the...
Definitions
- A feeling of illness or discomfort in the...
Ancestry of “nausea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | nausea | — |
| 2 | Latin | nausea | nausea; seasickness; second-person singular... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ναυσία | nausea, seasickness |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ναῦς | a ship |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂us | boat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₂- | to swim; to float |
Words derived from “nausea”