Where does “nesavo” come from?
nesavo (Ido) comes from Ido ne, from Esperanto ne, from French né, from Middle French ne, from Old French né, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
nesavo (Ido): ignorance
Ancestry of “nesavo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ido | ne | not, don’t; The name of the Latin script letter... |
| 2 | Esperanto | ne | no; not; non- |
| 3 | French | né | past participle of naître; Alternative form of ne |
| 4 | Middle French | ne | not; Alternative form of ny |
| 5 | Old French | né | past participle of naistre; born |
| 6 | Latin | nātus | — |
| 7 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |