nauplius
English
/ˈnɔː.plɪ.əs/, /ˈnɔ.pli.əs/
noun
Definitions
- (zoology) A crustacean larva that has three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to antennules, antennae, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Nauplius (mythological king of Euboea), nauplius (paper nautilus, argonaut) derived from Ancient Greek ναύπλιος (type of shellfish) derived from Latin nauplius (paper nautilus, argonaut) root from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (flow, wash, run, fly, pour, pluck).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*plew-
Gloss
flow, wash, run, fly, pour, pluck
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
走
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Nafplio English
- metanauplius English
- naupliiform English
- nauplioid English
- Nauplius Latin
- Plavis Latin
- linter Latin
- luntrem, lunter Latin
- nauplius Latin
- pluit Latin
- pluvia Latin
- plūma Latin
- pulmō Latin
- Ναύπλιος Ancient Greek
- Πλουτώνιος Ancient Greek
- Πλούταρχος Ancient Greek
- Πλούτων Ancient Greek
- Πλοῦτος Ancient Greek
- ναύπλιος Ancient Greek
- ναῦς Ancient Greek
- πλέω Ancient Greek
- πλουτοκρατέομαι Ancient Greek
- πλουτοκρατία Ancient Greek
- πλωΐζω Ancient Greek
- πλόος Ancient Greek
- πλύνω Ancient Greek
- *lewh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- *plew- Proto-Indo-European
- *pléwmō Proto-Indo-European
- *plówyom Proto-Indo-European
- *flawją Proto-Germanic
- *flutōną Proto-Germanic
- *flōaną Proto-Germanic
- *flōwisô Proto-Germanic
- प्लव Sanskrit
- *plavati Proto-Slavic
- *plaviti Proto-Slavic
- *plyti Proto-Slavic
- *plūťè Proto-Slavic
- *plъ̃tъ Proto-Slavic
- فرب Persian
- լուանամ Old Armenian
- *ɸlowto- Proto-Celtic
- *ɸlowyos Proto-Celtic
- *plu- Proto-Indo-Iranian