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Where does “natal” come from?

Natal comes from Latin nātālis, the adjective form of nātus, the past participle of nascor meaning to be born, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-.

natal (English): Of or relating to birth; Of or relating to the...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to birth; Of or relating to the...

Ancestry of “natal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnatalisnatal; birthday; anniversary
2Latinnatusborn, arisen, made; son, birth, age, years;...
3Latinnascipresent active infinitive of nāscor; to be born,...
4LatinnascorI am born, begotten; I arise, proceed; I grow,...
5LatingnascorAlternative form of nāscor; be born
6Proto-Italicgnāskōrbe born
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “natal”

  • neonatal
  • prenatal
  • perinatal
  • prenatally
  • postnatally
  • perinatally
  • natalist
  • postneonatal
  • neonatally
  • pronatalism
  • natally
  • natalism
  • antinatalist
  • connatal
  • antinatalism
  • conatal
  • postneonatally
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