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Where does “nonnaturalism” come from?

nonnaturalism (English) comes from English naturalism, from English natural, from Middle English natural, from Old French natural, from Latin nātūrālis, from Latin nātūra, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

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Ancestry of “nonnaturalism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnaturalismA state of nature; conformity to nature; The...
2EnglishnaturalThat exists and evolved within the confines of an...
3Middle Englishnaturalintrinsic, fundamental, basic; relating to...
4Old Frenchnaturalnatural
5Latinnātūrālis—
6Latinnātūra—
7Latinnātus—
8Latingnātus—
9Proto-Italicgnātos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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