Where does “naïf” come from?

naïf (English) comes from French naïf, from Old French naïf, from Latin nātīvus, 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.

naïf (English): Naive; One who is naive

Definitions

  1. Naive; One who is naive

Ancestry of “naïf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnaïfnaive, dewy-eyed; gullible
2Old Frenchnaïf—
3Latinnātīvuscreated, made
4Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
5Latingnātus—
6Proto-Italicgnātosborn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “naïf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Italic gnātos →