Where does “natus” come from?

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

natus (Latin): born, arisen, made

Definitions

  1. born, arisen, made

Ancestry of “natus”, step by step

natus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin gnātus

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

via Latin nāscor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnāscorto be born, begotten
2Proto-Italicgnāskōrbe born

Words derived from “natus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →