Where does “navalese” come from?
navalese (English) comes from English naval, from Old French naval, from Latin navalis, from Latin navis, from Proto-Italic naus, from German hinaus, from German aus, from Old High German ūz — out, outward.
navalese (English): The jargon spoken in the navy
Definitions
- The jargon spoken in the navy
Ancestry of “navalese”, step by step
navalese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English naval
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | naval | Of or relating to a navy; Of or relating to ships... |
| 2 | Old French | naval | — |
| 3 | Latin | navalis | naval |
| 4 | Latin | navis | i-stem; ship; nave |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | naus | — |
| 6 | German | hinaus | out |
| 7 | German | aus | out; over; finished; done; up; off |
| 8 | Old High German | ūz | out |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |