nav
ship
Latin · navis
Nav comes from Latin navis, a ship. Navy and naval concern warships, navigate means to steer a ship or find a route, and circumnavigate means to sail all the way around.
Memory trick
Nav-y: the sailors on a ship; nav = ship. Hindi nau (नौ) is a cousin.
Words from this root
- navy (nav + y) — a country's warships and sailorsनौसेना
- naval (nav + al) — relating to a navyनौसेना संबंधी
- navigate (nav + igate) — to steer or find a routeरास्ता खोजना, जहाज़ चलाना
- circumnavigate (circum + nav + igate) — to sail all the way aroundचारों ओर जलयात्रा करना
- nave (nave) — central part of a churchगिरजाघर का मध्य भाग
- navicular (nav + icular) — boat-shaped, a small foot boneनाव के आकार का; पैर की छोटी हड्डी