Where does “nauta” come from?

nauta (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ναύτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

nauta (Latin): sailor, seaman, mariner

Definitions

  1. sailor, seaman, mariner

Ancestry of “nauta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekναύτηςsailor, seaman; companion at sea
2Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
3Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →