English
aeronavigation
From aero- + navigation.
Formed from aero- + navigation
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘dawn’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér ‘in the direction of dawn, east’
Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr ‘morning mist’
Ancient Greek ἀήρ ‘air’
Ancient Greek ἀέρος
English aero-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- ‘to swim’
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Latin nāvigō ‘sail’
Latin nāvigātiō ‘sailing, navigation’
Latin nāvigātiōnem
Middle French navigation
English navigation
Today it means
noun The navigation through air; aerial navigation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / aeronavigation