Etymology

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Today it means: The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a road vehicle, ship, aircraft, or spaceship. Full definition →

Middle French navigation ← Latin nāvigātiōnem
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  1. Latin · derived fromnāvigātiōnem
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromnavigation
  3. English todaynavigation

Borrowed from Middle French navigation, from Latin nāvigātiōnem, accusative singular of nāvigātiō (“sailing, navigation”), from nāvigō (“sail”). Morphologically navigate + -ion.

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