English → Latin
“navy” in Latin
classisany one of the five divisions into which Servius Tullius divided the Roman citizenry; the armed forces; fleetnauticusnautical, navalVelleiusof or pertaining to the gens Velleia.
The English word navy itself goes back to Latin nāvis, through nāvigia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
navy
classis (fleet), res navalis, or nautica; res nauticae (plur.); res maritima (Velleius, men, and all things belonging to a fleet).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for navy?
- The usual Latin words for “navy” are classis, nauticus, Velleius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.