Where does “navigably” come from?
navigably (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.
navigably (English): So as to permit navigation
Definitions
- So as to permit navigation
Ancestry of “navigably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | navigable | Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide... |
| 2 | Middle French | navigable | — |
| 3 | Latin | navigabilis | — |
| 4 | Latin | nāvigō | — |
| 5 | Latin | nāvis | — |
| 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 | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |