answersLogoWhite

0

If you Google the word Nautilus, you will find that it came from the Greek word ( ναυτίλος) which means Sailor.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What does sailor mean in Greek?

Sailor is an English word, not a Greek one. So it has no meaning in Greek. So perhaps you should ask, "What is the Greek word for sailor?"


What is the greek name for sailor?

Sailor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


What is the root word for aquanaut?

Aqua (Latin: water), and nautes (Greek: sailor) via nauta (Latin:sailor).


What does the root word nautes mean?

Apex-- sailor I hate this program..ya boi whitebread


Where does the word astronaut originate?

The word "astronaut" originates from Greek words "astron" meaning star and "nautes" meaning sailor, so it can be translated to "star sailor" in English. It is used to refer to a person who travels or operates in outer space.


What was a roman sailor called?

The Latin word for sailor is "navita" or "nauta".The Latin word for sailor is "navita" or "nauta".The Latin word for sailor is "navita" or "nauta".The Latin word for sailor is "navita" or "nauta".The Latin word for sailor is "navita" or "nauta".The Latin word for sailor is "navita" or "nauta".The Latin word for sailor is "navita" or "nauta".The Latin word for sailor is "navita" or "nauta".The Latin word for sailor is "navita" or "nauta".


What dos the word astronaut mean?

The term "astronaut" derives from the Greek words meaning "space sailor"


What is the suffix for the word sailor?

The suffix for the word sailor is "-or".


What is the word astronaut derived from?

Coined from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron), "'star'") and ναύτης (naútēs), "'sailor'"). So starsailor.


What is 'astronaut' when translated from English to Greek?

Αστροναύτης and αστροναύτισσα are Greek equivalents of the English word "astronaut." Context makes clear whether feminine (case 2) or masculine (example 1) gender suits for the English singular noun whose origins trace back to the merger of the Greek words ἄστρον (ástron, “star”) and ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”). The respective pronunciations will be "A-stro-NAF-tees" in the masculine and "A-stro-NAF-tees-sa" in Aeginan Greek.


What is sailor in Greek?

The Greek for sailor is ναύτηςIt is pronounced:now-tes" It is also similar to the Latin for sailorwhich is nautas "


What sailor figured out that the earth is larger than most people thought?

No sailor. It was an Ancient Greek mathematician.