Where does “Naupactus” come from?

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

Naupactus (Latin): also called Lepanto

Definitions

  1. also called Lepanto

Ancestry of “Naupactus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΝαύπακτοςNaupactus
2Ancient Greekναῦςa ship
3Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “Naupactus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek ναῦς →