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Mysteries of vernacular: Noise - Jessica Oreck

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The words noise, nausea, and naval all stem from the same Latin root. Jessica Oreck divulges how their spellings and meanings diverged from the original naus.

What does naus (a Greek word) mean?

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  • Director Jessica Oreck
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