nauscopy
English
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) The supposed ability to detect incoming ships, before they come into visual range, by studying certain atmospheric effects.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ναῦς (ship, boat, a boat).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ναῦς
Gloss
ship, boat, a boat
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Classifier
Kanji
船, 艇
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Naos Italian
- Ναυσίθοος Ancient Greek
- Ναυσικάα Ancient Greek
- Ναυσιφάνης Ancient Greek
- Ναύβολος Ancient Greek
- Ναύκρατις Ancient Greek
- Ναύπακτος Ancient Greek
- Ναύπλιος Ancient Greek
- ναυμαχέω Ancient Greek
- ναυμαχία Ancient Greek
- ναυπηγός Ancient Greek
- ναυσικλειτός Ancient Greek
- ναύαρχος Ancient Greek
- ναύκληρος Ancient Greek
- ναύσταθμον Ancient Greek
- ναύτης Ancient Greek
- ναῦς Ancient Greek
- περίνεως Ancient Greek
- ἐχενηΐς Ancient Greek
- *néh₂us Proto-Indo-European