Where does “naivistic” come from?
naivistic (English) comes from Finnish naivist-, from English naïve, from French naïve, 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.
naivistic (English): Of or pertaining to naivism
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to naivism
Ancestry of “naivistic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | naivist- | — |
| 2 | English | naïve | Alternative spelling of naive |
| 3 | French | naïve | feminine singular of 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 |