Where does “Ναύπλιο” come from?

Ναύπλιο (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ναύπλιος, from Ancient Greek ναῦς, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

Ναύπλιο (Greek): Nafplio large town in Greece, capital of Argolis

Definitions

  1. Nafplio large town in Greece, capital of Argolis

Ancestry of “Ναύπλιο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΝαύπλιοςNauplius
2Ancient Greekναῦςa ship
3Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “Ναύπλιο”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek ναῦς →