| 【nav】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "navis," "navigia," "navigium," "navigo," and "navia." It carries the basic meaning of "ship." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "nav"]
naval **[4475] Naval means belonging to, relating to, or involving a country's navy.
navigate **[4004] When someone navigates a ship or an aircraft somewhere, they decide which course to follow and steer it there. You can also say that a ship or an aircraft navigates somewhere.
navigation ☆[4969] You can refer to the movement of ships as navigation.
navy **[4308] A country's navy consists of the people it employs to fight at sea, and the ships they use.
[WORD ROOT]root nav
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] nav, nave
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) navis, navigia, navigium, navigo, navia
[MEANING]root ship
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 navigia [pl of navigium] vessel, boat
- 【Latin】 navigium [from Latin navigo, navis ] vessel, boat
- 【Latin】 navis ship
- 【Latin】 navigo ship
- 【Latin】 navia [for Latin navis] (Late Latin) ship
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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naval ★★[4475] adjective from navy 〈 nav
【DEFINITION】 Naval means belonging to, relating to, or involving a country's navy.
【COMPOSITION】 nav + al
【ROOTs】 ⑴ nav; ship ⑵ al; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin navis》 ship
【DERIVATIVEs】 naval, navalism, navalist, navally, navy
navigate ★★[4004] verb from navigate 〈 nav
【DEFINITION】 When someone navigates a ship or an aircraft somewhere, they decide which course to follow and steer it there. You can also say that a ship or an aircraft navigates somewhere.
【Declension/Conjugation】 navigated, navigated, navigating, navigates
【ROOTs】 ⑴ nav; ship ⑵ ig(ag); to go, drive, move ⑶ ate; verb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin navis》 ship
【First Known Meaning】 move from place to place in a ship, sail
【DERIVATIVEs】 navigation, navigational, navigationally, navigate
navigation ☆[4969] noun from navigate 〈 nav
【DEFINITION】 You can refer to the movement of ships as navigation.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ nav; ship ⑵ ig(ag); to go, drive, move ⑶ ation(ion); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin navis》 ship
【First Known Meaning】 act of moving on water in ships or other vessels,
【DERIVATIVEs】 navigation, navigational, navigationally, navigate
navy ★★[4308] noun from navy 〈 nav
【DEFINITION】 A country's navy consists of the people it employs to fight at sea, and the ships they use.
【pl.】 navies
【ROOTs】 ⑴ nav; ship ⑵ y; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin navis》 ship
【First Known Meaning】 fleet of ships
【DERIVATIVEs】 naval, navalism, navalist, navally, navy
Other words containing "nav"; antenave, circumnavigable, circumnavigate, circumnavigation, circumnavigator, nav, nave, navicular, navigable, nonnavigable
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
nati-, nasc-, nat-
name
must, meet
muse
most, more, much
mor
moon
mont
monstr-, monster-
mon
