Where does “naiv” come from?

naiv (Hungarian) comes from German naiv, from French naïf, from Old French naïf, from Latin nātīvus, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

naiv (Hungarian): naive

Definitions

  1. naive

Ancestry of “naiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannaivgreen; naive
2Frenchnaïfnaive, dewy-eyed; gullible
3Old Frenchnaïf—
4Latinnātīvuscreated, made
5Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
6Latingnātus—
7Proto-Italicgnātosborn
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “naiv”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Italic gnātos →