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Where does “nauseans” come from?

nauseans (Latin) comes from Latin nauseō, from Latin nausea, from Ancient Greek ναυσία, from Ancient Greek ναῦς, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

Definitions

Ancestry of “nauseans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnauseō—
2Latinnauseanausea; seasickness; second-person singular...
3Ancient Greekναυσίαnausea, seasickness
4Ancient Greekναῦςa ship
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “nauseans”

  • nauseant
  • antinauseant
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