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Where does “antinatalist” come from?

antinatalist (English) comes from English natalist, from English Natal, from Portuguese natal, from Old Portuguese natal, from Latin nātālis, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

antinatalist (English): A supporter of antinatalism

Definitions

  1. A supporter of antinatalism

Ancestry of “antinatalist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnatalistA supporter of natalism; one who is in favour of...
2EnglishNatalNatal, region in South Africa
3Portuguesenatalnatal; native
4Old Portuguesenatal—
5Latinnātālis—
6Latinnātus—
7Latingnātus—
8Proto-Italicgnātos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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