Where does “nautica” come from?
nautica (Italian) comes from Italian nautico, from Latin nauticus, from Ancient Greek ναυτικός, from Ancient Greek ναύτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
nautica (Italian): navigation; feminine singular of nautico
Definitions
- navigation; feminine singular of nautico
Ancestry of “nautica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | nautico | nautical |
| 2 | Latin | nauticus | nautical, naval |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ναυτικός | seafaring, naval, on the sea; skilled in... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ναύτης | sailor, seaman; companion at sea |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “nautica”