Etymograph

English

supernatation

From super- + natation.

Formed from super- + natation

Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- ‘to swim’

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Proto-Italic *(s)nāō ‘to swim’

Latin nō ‘to swim’

Latin natō ‘to swim or float’

Latin natātiō ‘a swim, an instance of swimming’

English natation

Today it means

noun flotation

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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