English
innavigable
Innavigable comes from Latin innāvigābilis ‘not navigable’, from nāvigō ‘to sail’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- ‘to swim’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)neh₂-‘to swim’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*néh₂us‘boat’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnāvis‘ship’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnāvigō‘to sail’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnāvigābilis‘navigable’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinnāvigābilis‘not navigable’
- Englishearliest quotation 1697innavigable
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)neh₂-‘to swim’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*néh₂us‘boat’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnāvis‘ship’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnāvigō‘to sail’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnāvigābilis‘navigable’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinnāvigābilis‘not navigable’
- Englishearliest quotation 1697innavigable
Earliest quotation: 1697, Virgil, The Sixth Book of the Æneis: “If you ſo hard a Toil will undertake, /…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- ‘to swim’
nurse, insulin, nutrient, nausea, nurture, nutritious, nourish, insular, insula, 22 more
through Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us ‘boat’
noise, nautical, aeronautics, nautilus, nef, astronautics, 9 more
through Latin nāvis ‘ship’
naval, nao, nau, nacelle, navicular, 4 more
through Latin nāvigō ‘to sail’
Today it means
adj Incapable of being navigated; impassable by ships etc.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- / innavigable