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nautical.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈnɔːtɪ.kəl/Received-Pronunciation[ˈnɔ̝ːtɪ.kl̩] ~ [ˈno̞ːtɪ.kl̩]Received-Pronunciation/ˈnoː.tɪ.kəl/British, Southern, Standard[ˈnoː.tɪ.kl̩]British, Southern, Standard

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea.

    not-comparable · usually
    I was mostly unfamiliar with the nautical terms used in the sailing documentary.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek ναύτης (naútēs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek ναυτικός (nautikós)bor. Classical Latin nauticusbor. Middle French nautique ▲ Classical Latin nauticus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English nautical From Middle French nautique (“of or relating to sailors or navigation”) or its etymon, Classical Latin nauticus (“of or relating to ships, seafaring”), + -al (adjectival suffix). Nauticus is from Ancient Greek ναυτικός (nautikós), from ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”) + -ικός (-ikós, adjecival suffix). Compare later nautic. With use as noun compare Classical Latin nauticus (“sailor”).

noun/ˈnɔːtɪ.kəl/Received-Pronunciation[ˈnɔ̝ːtɪ.kl̩] ~ [ˈno̞ːtɪ.kl̩]Received-Pronunciation/ˈnoː.tɪ.kəl/British, Southern, Standard[ˈnoː.tɪ.kl̩]British, Southern, Standard

  1. A nautical person or writer; a sailor.

    archaic · rare
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek ναύτης (naútēs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek ναυτικός (nautikós)bor. Classical Latin nauticusbor. Middle French nautique ▲ Classical Latin nauticus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English nautical From Middle French nautique (“of or relating to sailors or navigation”) or its etymon, Classical Latin nauticus (“of or relating to ships, seafaring”), + -al (adjectival suffix). Nauticus is from Ancient Greek ναυτικός (nautikós), from ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”) + -ικός (-ikós, adjecival suffix). Compare later nautic. With use as noun compare Classical Latin nauticus (“sailor”).

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