Where does “circumnavigable” come from?
circumnavigable (English) comes from English navigable, from Middle French navigable, from Latin navigabilis, from Latin nāvigō, from Latin nāvis, from Proto-Italic naus, from German hinaus, from German aus — out, outward.
circumnavigable (English): able to be circumnavigated
Definitions
- able to be circumnavigated
Ancestry of “circumnavigable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | navigable | Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide... |
| 2 | Middle French | navigable | — |
| 3 | Latin | navigabilis | navigable |
| 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 |