Nav(e) [Nave, Nav]

Morpheme

Nav(e) [Nave, Nav]

Type

free base

Denotation

ship, boat

Etymology

Latin nāvem, from nāvis

Evidence

naval, nave, naved, naveless, navelike, naves, navicula, navicular, navicular, naviculars, navigate, navy, talonavicular

Notes

homophone of Knave
nave, nef, and nau are doublets

See Also

Nau, Naus, Naut, Nef

Homographs

Nave