natation
noun
- act of swimming
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /nəˈteɪ.ʃən/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- Proto-Indo-European *(s)néh₂ti Proto-Italic *(s)nāō Latin nō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin natō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin natātiōbor. English natation Borrowed from Latin natātiō.
- The act or process of swimming