Where does “nausée” come from?

nausée (French) comes 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.

nausée (French): nausea

Definitions

  1. nausea

Ancestry of “nausée”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnauseanausea; seasickness; second-person singular...
2Ancient Greekναυσίαnausea, seasickness
3Ancient Greekναῦςa ship
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
5Proto-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
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