Etymology

oneironautics

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English oneironaut ← Ancient Greek ναύτης (naútēs) ← Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekὄνᾰρ (ónăr)
  2. Ancient Greekὄνειρος (óneiros)
  3. Englishoneiro-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₂-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*néh₂us
  6. Ancient Greekναῦς (naûs)
  7. Ancient Greekναύτης (naútēs)
  8. Englishoneironaut
  9. English todayoneironautics

From oneironaut + -ics.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.