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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Astronauts, cosmonauts, and taikonauts. #149030 10/17/05 10:12 PM Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 203 Homo Loquens OP enthusiast OP Homo Loquens enthusiast Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 203 The combining form -naut meaning 'nautical' predates space travel. The Argonauts, for example, were those who sailed with Jason on the Argo in search of the Golden Fleece. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Astronauts, cosmonauts, and taikonauts. Homo Loquens 10/17/05 01:00 PM Re: Astronauts, cosmonauts, and taikonauts. belMarduk 10/17/05 01:37 PM Re: Astronauts, cosmonauts, and taikonauts. Buffalo Shrdlu 10/17/05 02:02 PM Re: Astronauts, cosmonauts, and taikonauts. Homo Loquens 10/17/05 10:12 PM Re: Astronauts, cosmonauts, and taikonauts. Buffalo Shrdlu 10/17/05 10:17 PM Re: Astronauts, cosmonauts, and taikonauts. tsuwm 10/17/05 10:32 PM Re: Astronauts, cosmonauts, and taikonauts. Buffalo Shrdlu 10/17/05 10:41 PM Re: Astronauts, cosmonauts, and taikonauts. Jackie 10/18/05 02:11 PM Re: Astronauts, cosmonauts, and taikonauts. TEd Remington 10/19/05 08:50 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,371 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 803 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 24 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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