Where does “naifness” come from?
naifness (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.
naifness (English): Dated form of naiveness
Definitions
- Dated form of naiveness
Ancestry of “naifness”, step by step
naifness 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |