Where does “navalist” come from?
navalist (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.
navalist (English): An advocate of the navy or of naval power
Definitions
- An advocate of the navy or of naval power
Ancestry of “navalist”, step by step
navalist 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 |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |