Where does “native” come from?

Native comes from Old French natif, from Latin nativus, derived from Latin natus, the past participle of nascor meaning to be born, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- meaning to beget or produce.

native (English): Belonging to one by birth; Characteristic of or...

Definitions

  1. Belonging to one by birth; Characteristic of or...

Ancestry of “native”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnatif—
2Latinnātīvuscreated, made
3Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
4Latingnātus—
5Proto-Italicgnātosborn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “native”

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