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Where does “nadal” come from?

nadal (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan nadal, from Latin nātālis, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

nadal (Catalan): an occasion of Christmas

Definitions

  1. an occasion of Christmas

Ancestry of “nadal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalannadal—
2Latinnātālis—
3Latinnātus—
4Latingnātus—
5Proto-Italicgnātos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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