Etymology of the French word navicelle
the French word
navicellederived 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 navicelle in French dates from the 16th century.
