Where does “naeve” come from?

naeve (English) comes from Latin naevus, from Latin gnaevus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁iwós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

naeve (English): A naevus; a pigmented spot

Definitions

  1. A naevus; a pigmented spot

Ancestry of “naeve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnaevusbirthmark; mole
2Latingnaevus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁iwósnative
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁iwós →Every word from Latin gnaevus →