navus

Meaning

active, busy, diligent

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈnaː.wʊs]
Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃wós, from *ǵneh₃- (“know”) (whence Latin nōscō (“to know, recognize”)) + *-wós (whence Latin -vus). Given Oscan Γναυς (Gnaus, praenomen), a Proto-Italic *gnāwos is reconstructible.

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