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[W Brewer]

 Original meaning of NAUSEA.
Wilson Gray wrote: <<<If ordinary people wanted to speak and write in
ordinary terms,  _nauseous_ would still retain its original, ordinary
meaning.>>>
WB:  Greek nautia ~ nausia (seasickness) < naus (ship); cf. nautik-os
(seafaring), nautil-os (sailor); pIE *na:us (boat). Preservation of Latin
form NAUSEA, extension of meaning (seasick, carsick, airsick, morning
sickness):  According to Wilson's statement, English NAUSEA has completely
lost its association with the sea, and hence fits my definition of
an ANACHRONYM (my coinage).

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