Where does “mille nautique” come from?
mille nautique (French) comes from French nautique, from Latin nauticus, from Ancient Greek ναυτικός, from Ancient Greek ναύτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
mille nautique (French): a nautical mile: synonym of nautique "and" mille...
Definitions
- a nautical mile: synonym of nautique "and" mille...
Ancestry of “mille nautique”, step by step
mille nautique traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French nautique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | nautique | nautical; nautical mile |
| 2 | Latin | nauticus | nautical, naval |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ναυτικός | seafaring, naval, on the sea; skilled in... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ναύτης | sailor, seaman; companion at sea |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |