An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

The Russian term for → astronaut.

See also: Cosmonaut, from → cosmo- + naute, from Gk. nautes “sailor,” from naus “ship” (cognate with Pers. nâv “ship,” Av./O.Pers. *nāv-, O.Pers. nāviyā- “fleet,” Skt. nau-, nava- “ship, boat,” Gk. naus, neus, L. navis; PIE *nâu- “ship”).