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nausea.

nausea; seasickness;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈnau̯.se.a]Classical-Latin[ˈnaːu̯.se.a]

  1. nausea

    declension-1 · feminine

  2. seasickness

    declension-1 · feminine
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 *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek ναυσία (nausía)bor. Latin nausea Borrowed from Ancient Greek ναυσία (nausía).

verb

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of nauseō

    active · form-of · imperative · present · second-person · singular
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