Where does “neonatal” come from?
Neonatal derives from English neo- combined with natal, which comes from Latin nātālis, the adjective form of nāscor meaning to be born, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-.
neonatal (English): Of or pertaining to the period of time...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the period of time...
Ancestry of “neonatal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Natal | Natal, region in South Africa |
| 2 | Portuguese | natal | natal; native |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | natal | — |
| 4 | Latin | nātālis | natal (of one's birth) |
| 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 |