navigate
v.
1580s, a back-formation from navigation, or else from Latin navigatus, past participle of navigare. Extended to balloons (1784) and later to aircraft (1901). Related: Navigated; navigating.
〔李〕[nav;ig;-atev.] v.航行； 航海 ←nav,naut (L navis,nauticus)=ship 船
〔蒋〕[nav船，ig=ag动，-ate动词后缀] 航行，航空