Where does “nacelle” come from?
nacelle (French) comes from Middle French nacelle, from Old French nacele, from Latin navicella, from Latin nāvis, from Proto-Italic naus, from German hinaus, from German aus, from Old High German ūz — out, outward.
nacelle (French): skiff; gondola; pod
Definitions
- skiff; gondola; pod
Ancestry of “nacelle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | nacelle | — |
| 2 | Old French | nacele | small boat |
| 3 | Latin | navicella | a small ship, a boat |
| 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 |