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Where does “natif” come from?

natif (French) comes 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.

natif (French): native; original; raw; in its original state

Definitions

  1. native; original; raw; in its original state

Ancestry of “natif”, step by step

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

Words derived from “natif”

  • nativement
  • nativ
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