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Where does “natal” come from?

natal (French) comes from Latin nātālis, 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.

natal (French): native

Definitions

  1. native

Ancestry of “natal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnātālis—
2Latinnātus—
3Latingnātus—
4Proto-Italicgnātos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “natal”

  • natality
  • natalisme
  • nataliste
  • dénatalité
  • natals
  • natalement
  • périnatal
  • anténatal
  • néonatal
  • natalité
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