Where does “Natalia” come from?
Natalia comes from Latin natale, the neuter form of natalis meaning of or relating to birth, derived from nascor meaning to be born, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-.
Natalia (English): today more common in the French style form Natalie
Definitions
- today more common in the French style form Natalie
Ancestry of “Natalia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | natale | nominative neuter singular of nātālis; accusative... |
| 2 | Latin | natalis | natal; birthday; anniversary |
| 3 | Latin | natus | born, arisen, made; son, birth, age, years;... |
| 4 | Latin | nasci | present active infinitive of nāscor; to be born,... |
| 5 | Latin | nascor | I am born, begotten; I arise, proceed; I grow,... |
| 6 | Latin | gnascor | Alternative form of nāscor; be born |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gnāskōr | be born |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |