Where does “naturality” come from?
naturality (English) comes from Middle English naturalitee, from Old French naturalité, from Latin nātūrālitās, from Latin nātūrālis, from Latin nātūra, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
naturality (English): The condition of being natural; nature,...
Definitions
- The condition of being natural; nature,...
Ancestry of “naturality”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | naturalitee | — |
| 2 | Old French | naturalité | — |
| 3 | Latin | nātūrālitās | naturalness |
| 4 | Latin | nātūrālis | natural by birth, legitimate |
| 5 | Latin | nātūra | the nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing |
| 6 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 7 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |