Where does “natureza” come from?
natureza (Galician) comes from Galician natura, from Old Portuguese natura, from Latin nātūra, 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.
natureza (Galician): nature; nature, essence
Ancestry of “natureza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | natura | vulva of a female mammal; nature; manner, way |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | natura | — |
| 3 | Latin | nātūra | — |
| 4 | Latin | nātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |