Where does “geonavigation” come from?
geonavigation (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.
geonavigation (English): navigation by means of landmarks and positions on Earth, without using astronomy
Definitions
- navigation by means of landmarks and positions on Earth, without using astronomy
Ancestry of “geonavigation”, step by step
geonavigation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English navigation
| 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 |
via English geo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | geo | An inlet, gully or cleft in the face of a cliff |
| 2 | English | geo- | Earth; geography |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γεω- | earth; earth- |
| 4 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |