Where does “nada” come from?
nada (Chavacano) comes from Spanish nada, from Old Spanish nada, from Latin nata, 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.
nada (Chavacano): to swim
Definitions
- to swim
Ancestry of “nada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | nada | nothing, zero, zilch; anything; nothingness |
| 2 | Old Spanish | nada | — |
| 3 | Latin | nata | female child, daughter; girl; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 5 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |