Etymology of the French word nef
the French word
nefderived 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 nef in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
aéronef,
astronef,
spationefDerivations in other languages
English
nefCognates
Dutch
naaf, English
nave, German
Nabe, Icelandic
hjólnöf, Italian
nave, Latin
navis, Provençal
nau, Swedish
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