Navigation etymology

English

English word navigation comes from Latin navis (Ship.)

Etymology of navigation

Detailed word origin of navigation

Dictionary entry Language Definition
navis Latin (lat) Ship.
navigo Latin (lat) I sail, navigate, travel by sea.
navigatus Latin (lat)
navigatio Latin (lat) The act of sailing or voyaging; voyage, navigation.
navigation Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) (frm)
navigation English (en) (countable) A canal.. (uncountable) The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship or (colloquially) road vehicle.. (uncountable) Traffic or travel by vessel, especially commercial shipping.

Words with the same origin as navigation

Descendants of navis

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