Where does “nāvigō” come from?
nāvigō (Latin) comes from Latin nāvis, from Proto-Italic naus, from German hinaus, from German aus, from Old High German ūz, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
nāvigō (Latin): to sail, navigate, seafare, embark
Definitions
- to sail, navigate, seafare, embark
Ancestry of “nāvigō”, step by step
nāvigō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin nāvis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | nāvis | ship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | naus | — |
| 3 | German | hinaus | out |
| 4 | German | aus | out; over; finished; done; up; off |
| 5 | Old High German | ūz | out |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via Latin agō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |