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Where does “hypernaturalistic” come from?

hypernaturalistic (English) comes from English naturalistic, from English naturalist, from English natural, from Middle English natural, from Old French natural, from Latin nātūrālis, from Latin nātūra, from Latin nātus — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

hypernaturalistic (English): Extremely naturalistic

Definitions

  1. Extremely naturalistic

Ancestry of “hypernaturalistic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnaturalisticHaving the appearance of nature or realism;...
2EnglishnaturalistA natural philosopher; a scientist; A person who...
3EnglishnaturalThat exists and evolved within the confines of an...
4Middle Englishnaturalintrinsic, fundamental, basic; relating to...
5Old Frenchnaturalnatural
6Latinnātūrālis—
7Latinnātūra—
8Latinnātus—
9Latingnātus—
10Proto-Italicgnātos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
12Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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