Where does “gnatus” come from?
gnatus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Ancestry of “gnatus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |