Where does “nonsupernaturalist” come from?
nonsupernaturalist (English) comes from English supernaturalist, from English Supernatural, from Middle English supernatural, from Middle French supernaturel, from Latin supernātūrālis, from Latin nātūrālis, from Latin nātūra, from Latin nātus — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
nonsupernaturalist (English): Someone who does not believe in the supernatural
Definitions
- Someone who does not believe in the supernatural
Ancestry of “nonsupernaturalist”, step by step
nonsupernaturalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English supernaturalist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | supernaturalist | A person who believes in the supernatural; An... |
| 2 | English | Supernatural | Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born |
| 3 | Middle English | supernatural | Deity-related; from God |
| 4 | Middle French | supernaturel | — |
| 5 | Latin | supernātūrālis | supernatural |
| 6 | Latin | nātūrālis | natural by birth, legitimate |
| 7 | Latin | nātūra | the nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing |
| 8 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 9 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |