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Where does “natural fiber” come from?

natural fiber (English) comes from English natural, from Middle English natural, from Old French natural, from Latin nātūrālis, from Latin nātūra, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

natural fiber (English): An organic fiber that is obtained naturally,...

Definitions

  1. An organic fiber that is obtained naturally,...

Ancestry of “natural fiber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnaturalThat exists and evolved within the confines of an...
2Middle Englishnaturalintrinsic, fundamental, basic; relating to...
3Old Frenchnaturalnatural
4Latinnātūrālis—
5Latinnātūra—
6Latinnātus—
7Latingnātus—
8Proto-Italicgnātos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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