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...
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- A person who believes in the supernatural; An...
Ancestry of “supernaturalist”, step by step
supernaturalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Supernatural
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | Middle English | supernatural | Deity-related; from God |
| 3 | Middle French | supernaturel | — |
| 4 | Latin | supernātūrālis | supernatural |
| 5 | Latin | nātūrālis | natural by birth, legitimate |
| 6 | Latin | nātūra | the nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing |
| 7 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 8 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |