Where does “naifly” come from?
naifly (English) comes from English naïf, 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 — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
naifly (English): In a naif way; naïvely
Definitions
- In a naif way; naïvely
Ancestry of “naifly”, step by step
naifly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English naïf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | naïf | Naive; One who is naive |
| 2 | French | naïf | naive, dewy-eyed; gullible |
| 3 | Old French | naïf | — |
| 4 | Latin | nātīvus | created, made |
| 5 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 6 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |