unbuoyant

adj

Etymology

From un- + buoyant.

  1. derived from *gʷṓws — “cow
  2. derived from βόεος
  3. derived from boia — “a (leather) collar, band, fetter
  4. derived from buie — “fetter, chain
  5. derived from boeye — “shackle, fetter
  6. inherited from *baukną
  7. derived from *baukn — “beacon
  8. derived from boue — “piece of wood or cork that floats above an anchor to indicate where it is anchored
  9. derived from boeye — “float, buoy
  10. inherited from boy
  11. suffixed as buoyant — “buoy + ant
  12. prefixed as unbuoyant — “un + buoyant

Definitions

  1. Not buoyant.

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