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Where does “natureless” come from?

natureless (English) comes from English nature, from Middle English nature, from Old French nature, from Latin nātūra, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

natureless (English): Having no nature

Definitions

  1. Having no nature

Ancestry of “natureless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnatureThe natural world; that which consists of all...
2Middle EnglishnatureThe Universe, existence, creation; nature, the...
3Old Frenchnaturenature
4Latinnātūra—
5Latinnātus—
6Latingnātus—
7Proto-Italicgnātos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “natureless”

  • naturelessness
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