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Where does “ναύτης” come from?

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

ναύτης (Greek): sailor

Definitions

  1. sailor

Ancestry of “ναύτης”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ναύτης”

  • πεζοναύτης
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