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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

natation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /nəˈteɪ.ʃən/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *(s)néh₂ti Proto-Italic *(s)nāō Latin nō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin natō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin natātiōbor. English natation Borrowed from Latin natātiō.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The act or process of swimming

Deriveds

natational · supernatation