Where does “natured” come from?
Natured comes from Middle English -ed, Old English -od, Latin natura meaning "essential qualities," derived from Latin natus, the past participle of nascor meaning "to be born."
natured (English): Having or possessing the specified disposition or...
Definitions
- Having or possessing the specified disposition or...
Ancestry of “natured”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nature | The natural world; that which consists of all... |
| 2 | Middle English | nature | The Universe, existence, creation; nature, the... |
| 3 | Old French | nature | nature |
| 4 | Latin | nātūra | the nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing |
| 5 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 6 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |