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Wednesday, March 5, 2025

WORDS: NAUSea related to ArgoNAUTs, related to NAUTical

Entymology of Argonauts:

 Latin Argonautes, from Greek Argonautēs, from Argō, ship in which the Argonauts sailed + nautēs sailor — more at nautical


Nausea/nauseate

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin nauseare (to be seasick), from Greek nausea, from naus (ship). Earliest documented use: 1625. 

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