Where does “nauplius” come from?

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

nauplius (Latin): argonaut, paper nautilus

Definitions

  1. argonaut, paper nautilus

Ancestry of “nauplius”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nauplius”

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