Where does “aeronavigation” come from?

aeronavigation (English) comes from English navigation, from Middle French navigation, from Latin nāvigātiō, from Latin nāvigō, from Latin nāvis, from Proto-Italic naus, from German hinaus, from German aus — out, outward.

aeronavigation (English): The navigation through air; aerial navigation

Definitions

  1. The navigation through air; aerial navigation

Ancestry of “aeronavigation”, step by step

aeronavigation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English navigation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnavigationThe theory, practice and technology of charting a...
2Middle Frenchnavigation—
3LatinnāvigātiōThe act of sailing or voyaging; voyage, navigation
4Latinnāvigōto sail, navigate, seafare, embark
5Latinnāvisship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural
6Proto-Italicnaus—
7Germanhinausout
8Germanausout; over; finished; done; up; off
9Old High Germanūzout
10Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
11Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via English aero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaeroOf or pertaining to aviation; Aerodynamic; having...
2Englishaero-air or aircraft
3Ancient Greekἀέροςgenitive singular of ἀήρ; air
4Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
5Ancient Greekauhḗr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →