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Where does “postnatus” come from?

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

postnatus (Latin): second or subsequently born

Definitions

  1. second or subsequently born

Ancestry of “postnatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnatusborn, arisen, made; son, birth, age, years;...
2Latinnascipresent active infinitive of nāscor; to be born,...
3LatinnascorI am born, begotten; I arise, proceed; I grow,...
4LatingnascorAlternative form of nāscor; be born
5Proto-Italicgnāskōrbe born
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “postnatus”

  • postnate
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