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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicgnātos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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