Where does “espaçonave” come from?

espaçonave (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese nave, from Old Portuguese nave, from Latin nāvis, from Proto-Italic naus, from German hinaus, from German aus, from Old High German ūz, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt — out, outward.

espaçonave (Portuguese): spaceship

Definitions

  1. spaceship

Ancestry of “espaçonave”, step by step

espaçonave traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese nave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenaveship; nave, aisle; car
2Old Portuguesenave—
3Latinnāvisship, boat, vessel; a fleet in the plural
4Proto-Italicnaus—
5Germanhinausout
6Germanausout; over; finished; done; up; off
7Old High Germanūzout
8Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
9Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Portuguese espaço

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseespaçospace
2LatinspatiumSpace, room, extent; Distance between points; A...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-to succeed, to prosper
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūt →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt →