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Where does “nativite” come from?

nativite (Middle English) comes from Middle French nativite, from Latin nativitas, from Latin nātīvus, 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 “nativite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchnativite—
2Latinnativitasbirth, nativity; the birth of Jesus Christ;...
3Latinnātīvus—
4Latinnātus—
5Latingnātus—
6Proto-Italicgnātos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “nativite”

  • nativity
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