Where does “náusea” come from?

náusea (Spanish) comes 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.

náusea (Spanish): nausea; repugnance, disgust

Definitions

  1. nausea; repugnance, disgust

Ancestry of “náusea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnauseanausea; seasickness; second-person singular...
2Ancient Greekναυσίαnausea, seasickness
3Ancient Greekναῦςa ship
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Ancient Greek ναῦς →