Where does “navigate” come from?
Navigate comes from Middle English navigate, derived from Latin navigo, combining Latin ago and Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- meaning to drive or direct, with Latin vertere from Proto-Indo-European wer- meaning to turn.
navigate (English): To plan, control and record the position and...
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- To plan, control and record the position and...
Ancestry of “navigate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | nāvigātus | sailed, having been sailed, navigated, having been navigated, travelled, having been travelled |
| 2 | Latin | nāvigō | to sail, navigate, seafare, embark |
| 3 | Latin | nāvis | ship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | naus | — |
| 5 | German | hinaus | out |
| 6 | German | aus | out; over; finished; done; up; off |
| 7 | Old High German | ūz | out |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |