Nav
/næv/noun
An informal abbreviation for navigation or a navigation system.
Did you know?The church term “nave” comes from Latin nāvis, “ship,” because the central part of a church was imagined as a vessel carrying worshippers through the world.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*néh₂us
“Boat or ship”
Ancient Greek
Greek
naûs
“Ship”
Ancient Greek
Greek
nausía
“Seasickness, literally ship-sickness”
Classical Latin
Latin
nāvis
“Ship”
Latin
Latin
navigātiō
“Voyage or navigation, formed from nāvis, “ship,” and agere, “to drive or guide””
Modern English
English
nav
“A shortened form of navigation, especially in navigation technology”