nav- root words — words with the nav- root

The root nav- comes from Latin navis, meaning ship. 19 words in Dendril are built from it, including naval, navies, navigable, navigate, navigated, navigates, navigating, navigation, navigator, navigators, navy, navigational. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the nav- root

Explore words with nav- — words containing the nav- root and sharing its sense of "ship". Examples include naval, navies, navigable, navigate, navigated, navigates, navigating, navigation, navigator, navigators, navy, navigational. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The nav- root means ship, from Latin navis. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.