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Where does “Natal” come from?

Natal comes from Portuguese Natal, from Old Portuguese natal, from Latin natalis meaning "of birth," derived from nascor meaning "to be born," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-.

Natal (English): Natal, region in South Africa

Definitions

  1. Natal, region in South Africa

Ancestry of “Natal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenatalnatal; native
2Old Portuguesenatal—
3Latinnātālis—
4Latinnātus—
5Latingnātus—
6Proto-Italicgnātos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “Natal”

  • Natalimyza
  • Natalimyzidae
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