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
Ancestry of “nesans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | naissance | birth; birth; invention; creation |
| 2 | French | naître | to be born |
| 3 | Middle French | naistre | to be born |
| 4 | Old French | naistre | to be born |
| 5 | Latin | nāscor | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gnāskōr | be born |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |