Where does “neutrael” come from?
neutrael (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle French neutral, from Old French neutral, from Latin neutrālis, from Latin neuter, from Latin nē, from Latin gēns, from Proto-Italic *gentis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Ancestry of “neutrael”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | neutral | — |
| 2 | Old French | neutral | — |
| 3 | Latin | neutrālis | neuter |
| 4 | Latin | neuter | neither; neuter; neuter, intransitive |
| 5 | Latin | nē | no; not |
| 6 | Latin | gēns | Roman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites) |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *gentis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |