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
- Of or relating to birth; Of or relating to the...
Ancestry of “natal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | natalis | natal; birthday; anniversary |
| 2 | Latin | natus | born, arisen, made; son, birth, age, years;... |
| 3 | Latin | nasci | present active infinitive of nāscor; to be born,... |
| 4 | Latin | nascor | I am born, begotten; I arise, proceed; I grow,... |
| 5 | Latin | gnascor | Alternative form of nāscor; be born |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gnāskōr | be born |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |