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Where does “nascently” come from?

nascently (English) comes from English nascent, from Latin nāscēns, from Latin nāscor, from Proto-Italic gnāskōr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

nascently (English): In a nascent manner; emergingly

Definitions

  1. In a nascent manner; emergingly

Ancestry of “nascently”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnascentEmerging; just coming into existence; Describing...
2Latinnāscēns—
3Latinnāscor—
4Proto-Italicgnāskōrbe born
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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