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nauta.

sailor, seaman, mariner;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈnau̯.ta]Classical-Latin[ˈnaːu̯.ta][ˈnau̯.taː]Classical-Latin[ˈnaːu̯.ta]

sailor, seaman, mariner
declension-1 · feminine · masculine

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)bor. Latin nauta Borrowed from Ancient Greek ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”). By surface analysis, Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs) + -ta. Doublet of nāvita.

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