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Where does “au naturel” come from?

au naturel (English) comes from French au naturel, from Latin nātūrālis, from Latin nātūra, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

au naturel (English): In the nude: in the naked state; Naturally; In...

Definitions

  1. In the nude: in the naked state; Naturally; In...

Ancestry of “au naturel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchau naturelnaturally; in the nude; most simply, most plainly
2Latinnātūrālis—
3Latinnātūra—
4Latinnātus—
5Latingnātus—
6Proto-Italicgnātos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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