Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗Having the dark blue colour of navy blue. · Belonging to the navy; typical of the navy.
A country's entire maritime military force, including ships and personnel. · A governmental department in charge of a country's maritime military force. · Any fleet of maritime vessels, and especially the entire fleet of any particular nationality, including vessels that are commercial, military, or both. · A dark blue colour, usually called navy blue.
From Middle English nave, navye, from Anglo-Norman, Old French navie, from Latin nāvigia < nāvigium, from Latin nāvigō, nāvis (“boat”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Compare Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs, “ship”), Persian ناو (nâv, “boat, warship”), Sanskrit नाव (nāva, “ship”), Old English nōwend (“mariner, sailor”). By surface analysis, Latin nav- + -y. Displaced native Old English sċiphere (literally “ship army”).
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