Where does “ne-” come from?
ne- (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ne, from French né, from Middle French ne, from Old French né, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
ne- (Esperanto): non-
Ancestry of “ne-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ne | no; not; non- |
| 2 | French | né | past participle of naître; Alternative form of ne |
| 3 | Middle French | ne | not; Alternative form of ny |
| 4 | Old French | né | past participle of naistre; born |
| 5 | Latin | nātus | — |
| 6 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |