Where does “navitas” come from?

navitas (Latin) comes from Latin nāvus, from Proto-Celtic gnāwos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

navitas (Latin): promptness, assiduity, zeal; accusative plural of...

Definitions

  1. promptness, assiduity, zeal; accusative plural of...

Ancestry of “navitas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnāvusactive, busy, diligent
2Proto-Celticgnāwosknowledge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₃wós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃wós →Every word from Proto-Celtic gnāwos →