Where does “antinavy” come from?
antinavy (English) comes from English Navy, from Middle English nave, from Old French navie, from Latin nāvigia, from Latin nāvigium, from Latin nāvigō, from Latin nāvis, from Proto-Italic naus — out, outward.
antinavy (English): Opposing a navy or navies
Definitions
- Opposing a navy or navies
Ancestry of “antinavy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Navy | — |
| 2 | Middle English | nave | nave |
| 3 | Old French | navie | navy |
| 4 | Latin | nāvigia | — |
| 5 | Latin | nāvigium | — |
| 6 | Latin | nāvigō | — |
| 7 | Latin | nāvis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | naus | — |
| 9 | German | hinaus | out |
| 10 | German | aus | out; over; finished; done; up; off |
| 11 | Old High German | ūz | out |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | — |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |