Where does “Nais” come from?

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

Nais (Latin): a water nymph

Definitions

  1. a water nymph

Ancestry of “Nais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΝαϊάςa naiad
2Ancient GreekνάωI flow
3Proto-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 →
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