Where does “naivnost” come from?
naivnost (Czech) comes from Czech naivní, from German naiv, from French naïf, from Old French naïf, from Latin nātīvus, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
naivnost (Czech): naivety, naïveté
Definitions
- naivety, naïveté
Ancestry of “naivnost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | naivní | naive |
| 2 | German | naiv | green; naive |
| 3 | French | naïf | naive, dewy-eyed; gullible |
| 4 | Old French | naïf | — |
| 5 | Latin | nātīvus | created, made |
| 6 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 7 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |