Where does “circumnavigational” come from?
circumnavigational (English) comes from English circumnavigation, from English navigation, from Middle French navigation, from Latin nāvigātiō, from Latin nāvigō, from Latin nāvis, from Proto-Italic naus, from German hinaus — out, outward.
circumnavigational (English): Relating to circumnavigation
Definitions
- Relating to circumnavigation
Ancestry of “circumnavigational”, step by step
circumnavigational traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English circumnavigation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | circumnavigation | The act of circumnavigating, or sailing round |
| 2 | English | navigation | The theory, practice and technology of charting a... |
| 3 | Middle French | navigation | — |
| 4 | Latin | nāvigātiō | The act of sailing or voyaging; voyage, navigation |
| 5 | Latin | nāvigō | to sail, navigate, seafare, embark |
| 6 | Latin | nāvis | ship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | naus | — |
| 8 | German | hinaus | out |
| 9 | German | aus | out; over; finished; done; up; off |
| 10 | Old High German | ūz | out |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |