Where does “naiade” come from?

naiade (Italian) comes from Latin naias, from Ancient Greek Ναϊάς, from Ancient Greek νάω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

naiade (Italian): naiad

Definitions

  1. naiad

Ancestry of “naiade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnaias—
2Ancient GreekΝαϊάςa naiad
3Ancient GreekνάωI flow
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek νάω →Every word from Ancient Greek Ναϊάς →