Where does “navigation” come from?
Navigation derives from Middle French navigation, from Latin navigationem (accusative of navigatio), ultimately from Latin navigo meaning to sail, combined with ago meaning to drive or do, and Latin vertere meaning to turn.
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Ancestry of “navigation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | navigation | — |
| 2 | Latin | nāvigātiō | The act of sailing or voyaging; voyage, navigation |
| 3 | Latin | nāvigō | to sail, navigate, seafare, embark |
| 4 | Latin | nāvis | ship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural |
| 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 |