Where does “narratief” come from?

narratief (Dutch) comes from French narratif, from Middle French narratif, from Latin nārrātīvus, from Latin narro, from Latin nārō, from Proto-Italic gnārāō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

narratief (Dutch): narrative; The systematic recitation of an event...

Definitions

  1. narrative; The systematic recitation of an event...

Ancestry of “narratief”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnarratifnarrative
2Middle Frenchnarratif
3Latinnārrātīvus
4LatinnarroI narrate, recount; I report; I tell, speak
5Latinnārōthat flows into the Adriatic Sea, now the Neretva or Narenta
6Proto-ItalicgnārāōI make known, I tell; to make known, tell
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₃ro-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃ro-Every word from Proto-Italic gnārāō