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Where does “naturus” come from?

naturus (Latin) comes from Latin nascor, from Latin gnascor, from Proto-Italic gnāskōr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

naturus (Latin): about to be born, begotten; about to arise,...

Definitions

  1. about to be born, begotten; about to arise,...

Ancestry of “naturus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnascorI am born, begotten; I arise, proceed; I grow,...
2LatingnascorAlternative form of nāscor; be born
3Proto-Italicgnāskōrbe born
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “naturus”

  • nature
  • natural
  • supernatural
  • natured
  • naturalist
  • naturalistic
  • naturalism
  • naturedly
  • preternatural
  • supernaturally
  • preternaturally
  • supernaturalism
  • naturopathic
  • naturalistically
  • naturopathy
  • nonnatural
  • naturopath
  • supernaturalist
  • connatural
  • seminatural
  • renaturation
  • supernature
  • supernaturalistic
  • naturist
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