Where does “noise trader” come from?

noise trader (English) comes from English noise, from Middle English noyse, from Old French noise, 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.

noise trader (English): One who trades financial products not based on...

Definitions

  1. One who trades financial products not based on...

Ancestry of “noise trader”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnoiseVarious sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant;...
2Middle EnglishnoyseA sound auditory sensation
3Old Frenchnoisedispute, argument; noise, sound
4Latinnauseanausea; seasickness; second-person singular...
5Ancient Greekναυσίαnausea, seasickness
6Ancient Greekναῦςa ship
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
8Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂usEvery word from Ancient Greek ναῦς