Where does “naias” come from?

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

Ancestry of “naias”, step by step

naias traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Ναϊάς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΝαϊάςa naiad
2Ancient GreekνάωI flow
3Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

via Ancient Greek Νᾱϊάς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΝᾱϊάςnaiad
2Ancient Greekνάεινto flow

Words derived from “naias”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek νάω →Every word from Ancient Greek Ναϊάς →