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Where does “supernaturalist” come from?

supernaturalist (English) comes from English Supernatural, from Middle English supernatural, from Middle French supernaturel, from Latin supernātūrālis, from Latin nātūrālis, from Latin nātūra, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

supernaturalist (English): A person who believes in the supernatural; An...

Definitions

  1. A person who believes in the supernatural; An...

Ancestry of “supernaturalist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSupernatural—
2Middle EnglishsupernaturalDeity-related; from God
3Middle Frenchsupernaturel—
4Latinsupernātūrālis—
5Latinnātūrālis—
6Latinnātūra—
7Latinnātus—
8Latingnātus—
9Proto-Italicgnātos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “supernaturalist”

  • nonsupernaturalist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →