Word: navigation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: nav
i
ga
tion
Definition: The theory, practice and technology of charting a course for a ship, aircraft or spaceship or (colloquially) road vehicle.
Morphemes:
Affix: navigate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nāvis
Language: la
Decoded: navis
Meaning: ship
Affix: agō
Language: la
Decoded: ago
Meaning: do
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.