Where does “Naos” come from?

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

Naos (Italian): Naos, the brightest star in the constellation of Puppis

Definitions

  1. Naos, the brightest star in the constellation of Puppis

Ancestry of “Naos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekναῦςa ship
2Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
3Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek ναῦς →