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Where does “nautico” come from?

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

nautico (Latin): dative masculine singular of nauticus; dative...

Definitions

  1. dative masculine singular of nauticus; dative...

Ancestry of “nautico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnauticusnautical, naval
2Ancient Greekναυτικόςseafaring, naval, on the sea; skilled in...
3Ancient Greekναύτηςsailor, seaman; companion at sea
4Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
5Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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