noun, masculine/feminine/astɾoˈnauta/plural: astronautas
astronaut, spaceman
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Hellenic *astḗr Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)der. English astro- Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek ναύτης (naútēs)bor. English -naut English astronautbor. Spanish astronauta Borrowed from English astronaut. By surface analysis, astro- + -nauta