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Where does “narratives” come from?

narratives (French) comes from French narratif, from Middle French narratif, from Latin nārrātīvus, from Latin narro, from Latin nārō, from Proto-Italic gnārāō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

narratives (French): feminine plural of narratif

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of narratif

Ancestry of “narratives”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnarratifnarrative
2Middle Frenchnarratif—
3Latinnārrātīvus—
4LatinnarroI narrate, recount; I report; I tell, speak
5Latinnārō—
6Proto-ItalicgnārāōI make known, I tell; to make known, tell
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₃ro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
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