astronaut
/ˈæstɹəˌnɒt/A-struh-not
/ˈæstɹəˌnɑt/A-struh-naht
Meaninga star sailor
Common meaning: a space traveller
- astra starLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 126 · scan
- nauta sailor; a shipLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 526 · scan
‘a star’ + ‘a sailor’ → astronaut
Journey through time
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- astr — Greek ἄστρον; ἀστήρ “a star” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- naut — Greek ναύτης; ναῦς “a sailor; a ship” (dictionary form; path not traced)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek ἄστρον; ἀστήρ ‘a star’ + Greek ναύτης; ναῦς ‘a sailor; a ship’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry ἄστρον, p. 126 · dictionary scan
Roots
- ναύτης; ναῦς Greek “a sailor; a ship”
- ἄστρον; ἀστήρ Greek “a star”
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