Where does “spationaute” come from?

spationaute (French) comes from French -naute, from Ancient Greek ναύτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

spationaute (French): spationaut, astronaut

Definitions

  1. spationaut, astronaut

Ancestry of “spationaute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-naute-naut
2Ancient Greekναύτηςsailor, seaman; companion at sea
3Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
4Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “spationaute

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Ancient Greek -τής
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