Where does “unnavigably” come from?
unnavigably (English) comes from English unnavigable, from English navigable, from Middle French navigable, from Latin navigabilis, from Latin nāvigō, from Latin nāvis, from Proto-Italic naus, from German hinaus — out, outward.
unnavigably (English): in an unnavigable manner
Definitions
- in an unnavigable manner
Ancestry of “unnavigably”, step by step
unnavigably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unnavigable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unnavigable | not navigable; impossible to sail through; that... |
| 2 | English | navigable | Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide... |
| 3 | Middle French | navigable | — |
| 4 | Latin | navigabilis | navigable |
| 5 | Latin | nāvigō | to sail, navigate, seafare, embark |
| 6 | Latin | nāvis | ship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | naus | — |
| 8 | German | hinaus | out |
| 9 | German | aus | out; over; finished; done; up; off |
| 10 | Old High German | ūz | out |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |