Natatory
/ˈneɪ.tə.tər.i/noun
Relating to swimming or adapted for swimming.
Did you know?Natatory comes from Latin natāre, “to swim,” a frequentative form suggesting repeated or sustained movement through water rather than a single stroke.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sneh₂-
“To swim or bathe; the reconstructed ancestral root associated with movement through water.”
Classical Latin
Latin
nāre
“To swim.”
Classical Latin
Latin
natāre
“To swim repeatedly or habitually; the frequentative form of nāre.”
Classical Latin
Latin
natātor
“A swimmer.”
Late Latin
Latin
natātōrius
“Relating to swimming or swimmers.”
17th Century
English
natatory
“Relating to swimming; later also describing structures or animals adapted for swimming.”
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