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Origin of the words: bow, stern, bowsprit
14 novembre 2025 · 4 min · 3K visualizzazioni
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The nautical terms "proa" (bow), "popa" (stern), and "amura" (tack/windward side) each trace to distinct etymological roots. "Proa" derives from Latin *prora*, itself from Greek *proira*, with no disputed origin.0:23 "Popa" comes from Latin *pupis*, the term for the rear of a vessel where the commander and ship's controls were stationed; a competing theory linking it to Latin *pupa* (doll-like figurine) is rejected because those figurines took their name from *pupis*, not the reverse.0:49 "Amura" is the most complex: the false etymology connects it to Latin *murus* (wall), supposedly a protective barrier for sailors, but the correct origin is French *amure*, a line that fixed the tack — the forward lower corner — of a headsail to the deck at the bow.2:47 "Amurado a babor" therefore means the tack line was tensed toward port, indicating wind entering from port.3:31 The series is part of a broader nautical terminology sequence; a companion segment covers "babor" and "estribor."3:31
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