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Where does “disnatured” come from?

disnatured (English) comes from English natured, from English nature, from Middle English nature, from Old French nature, from Latin nātūra, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

disnatured (English): Deprived or destitute of natural feelings;...

Definitions

  1. Deprived or destitute of natural feelings;...

Ancestry of “disnatured”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnaturedHaving or possessing the specified disposition or...
2EnglishnatureThe natural world; that which consists of all...
3Middle EnglishnatureThe Universe, existence, creation; nature, the...
4Old Frenchnaturenature
5Latinnātūra—
6Latinnātus—
7Latingnātus—
8Proto-Italicgnātos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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