Etymology

nauseous

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Today it means: Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting. Full definition →

First used 17th c.Latin nauseōsus
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  1. Latin · derived fromnauseōsus“causing nausea”
  2. English todaynauseous

From Latin nauseōsus (“causing nausea”), corresponding synchronically to nausea + -ous.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting.
  • 17th c. Inclined to nausea; sickly, squeamish.
  • from 19th c. Afflicted with nausea; sick.

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