Where does “nativehen” come from?

nativehen (English) comes from English Native, from Middle English natif, from Old French natif, 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.

nativehen (English): Any member of genus Tribonyx of rails, of Australia

Definitions

  1. Any member of genus Tribonyx of rails, of Australia

Ancestry of “nativehen”, step by step

nativehen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Native

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNativeaboriginal inhabitant of a region colonized by...
2Middle Englishnatif
3Old Frenchnatif
4Latinnātīvuscreated, made
5Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
6Latingnātus
7Proto-Italicgnātosborn
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via English hen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhenA female chicken (Gallus gallus), especially a sexually mature one kept for her eggs
2Middle Englishhenhen, chicken; female bird
3Old Englishhennhen
4Proto-West Germanic*hannjuhen
5Proto-Germanichanjōhen
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂n-to sing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tósEvery word from Proto-Italic gnātos