Where does “Naevius” come from?

Naevius (Latin) comes from Latin naevius, from Latin naevus, from Latin gnaevus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁iwós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Naevius (Latin): of belonging to a member of the Naevius gens,...

Definitions

  1. of belonging to a member of the Naevius gens,...

Ancestry of “Naevius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnaeviusthat has moles on his body
2Latinnaevusbirthmark; mole
3Latingnaevus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁iwósnative
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁iwós →Every word from Latin gnaevus →