Etymology of the French word navigation
the French word
navigationderived from the Latin word
navigatio (sailing; navigation; voyage)
derived from the Latin word
navigare (sail; navigate)
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-Date
The earliest known usage of navigation in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in French
circumnavigation,
radionavigationDerivations in other languages
Romanian
navigaţieCognates
Dutch
navigatie, English
navigation, German
Navigation, Norwegian
navigasjon, Swedish
navigation
