nave.
The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.
Meaning & usage
The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.
The ground-level middle cavity of a barn.
Where this word comes from
Ultimately from Latin nāvem, singular accusative of nāvis, possibly via a Romance source. Doublet of nef and nau.
A hub of a wheel.
The navel.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English nave, from Old English nafu, from Proto-West Germanic *nabu, from Proto-Germanic *nabō (compare Dutch naaf, German Nabe, Swedish nav), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nebʰ- (“navel, hub”) (compare Latin umbō (“shield boss”), Latvian naba, Sanskrit नभ्य (nabhya)).
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