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Where does “Argonauta” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Argonauta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinArgonautaArgonaut
2Ancient GreekἈργοναύτης—
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

Words derived from “Argonauta”

  • Argonautidae
  • Argonautoida
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