Where does “astronavigation” come from?
astronavigation (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.
astronavigation (English): Navigation by using the positions of the stars...
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- Navigation by using the positions of the stars...
Ancestry of “astronavigation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | navigation | The theory, practice and technology of charting a... |
| 2 | Middle French | navigation | — |
| 3 | Latin | nāvigātiō | The act of sailing or voyaging; voyage, navigation |
| 4 | Latin | nāvigō | to sail, navigate, seafare, embark |
| 5 | Latin | nāvis | ship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | naus | — |
| 7 | German | hinaus | out |
| 8 | German | aus | out; over; finished; done; up; off |
| 9 | Old High German | ūz | out |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |