Etymology

astronautical

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Today it means: referring to travel in outer space Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English astronaut ← Ancient Greek ναύτης (naútēs)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂stḗr
  3. Proto-Hellenic*astḗr
  4. Ancient Greekἀστήρ (astḗr)
  5. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)
  6. Englishastro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*néh₂us
  9. Ancient Greekναῦς (naûs)
  10. Ancient Greekναύτης (naútēs)
  11. Englishastronaut
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. English todayastronautical

From astronaut + -ical.

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