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Where does “nesans” come from?

nesans (Haitian Creole) comes from French naissance, from French naître, from Middle French naistre, from Old French naistre, from Latin nāscor, from Proto-Italic gnāskōr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

nesans (Haitian Creole): birth

Definitions

  1. birth

Ancestry of “nesans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnaissancebirth; birth; invention; creation
2Frenchnaîtreto be born
3Middle Frenchnaistreto be born
4Old Frenchnaistreto be born
5Latinnāscor—
6Proto-Italicgnāskōrbe born
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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