Etymology of the French word naviculaire
the French word
naviculairederived from the Late Latin word
navicularisderived from the Classical Latin word
navicula (small boat; small ship)
derived 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-derived from the Latin word
naviculusderived 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 naviculaire in French dates from the 15th century.