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Where does “nauseant” come from?

nauseant (English) comes 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.

nauseant (English): A substance that induces nausea; Inducing nausea

Definitions

  1. A substance that induces nausea; Inducing nausea

Ancestry of “nauseant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnauseans
2Latinnauseō—
3Latinnauseanausea; seasickness; second-person singular...
4Ancient Greekναυσίαnausea, seasickness
5Ancient Greekναῦςa ship
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
7Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “nauseant”

  • antinauseant
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