Etymology of the English word nacelle
the English word
nacellederived from the French word
nacellederived from the Latin word
navicelladerived from the Latin word
navis (ship)
derived from the Greek word
naus, ναῦς (a boat (of any size))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nau-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nāu-Date
The earliest known usage of nacelle in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
