Where does “naiivi” come from?

naiivi (Finnish) comes from French naïve, from Latin nātīvus, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

naiivi (Finnish): naive, naïve

Definitions

  1. naive, naïve

Ancestry of “naiivi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnaïvefeminine singular of naïf
2Latinnātīvuscreated, made
3Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
4Latingnātus
5Proto-Italicgnātosborn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “naiivi

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tósEvery word from Proto-Italic gnātos
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