Etymology

argonaut

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Today it means: Any of several species of shelled octopods of the family Argonautidae (of which only the genus Argonauta is not extinct). Full definition →

Latin Argonauta ← Ancient Greek Ἀργοναύτης
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argonaut · noun1

Generalised use of Argonaut.

Argonaut · proper noun, noun2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἈργοναύτης
  2. Latin · borrowed fromArgonauta
  3. English todayArgonaut

Borrowed from Latin Argonauta, from Ancient Greek Ἀργοναύτης (Argonaútēs). By surface analysis, Argo + -naut.

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