Where does “counternaturally” come from?
counternaturally (English) comes from English counternatural, from English natural, from Middle English natural, from Old French natural, from Latin nātūrālis, from Latin nātūra, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
counternaturally (English): Against nature; unnaturally
Definitions
- Against nature; unnaturally
Ancestry of “counternaturally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | counternatural | Against nature; unnatural |
| 2 | English | natural | That exists and evolved within the confines of an... |
| 3 | Middle English | natural | intrinsic, fundamental, basic; relating to... |
| 4 | Old French | natural | natural |
| 5 | Latin | nātūrālis | — |
| 6 | Latin | nātūra | — |
| 7 | Latin | nātus | — |
| 8 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |