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Where does “natalis” come from?

natalis (Latin) comes from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Ancestry of “natalis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnātus—
2Latingnātus—
3Proto-Italicgnātos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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