Where does “narratif” come from?

narratif (Middle French) comes from Latin nārrātīvus, from Latin narro, from Latin nārō, from Proto-Italic gnārāō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

Ancestry of “narratif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnārrātīvus—
2LatinnarroI narrate, recount; I report; I tell, speak
3Latinnārōthat flows into the Adriatic Sea, now the Neretva or Narenta
4Proto-ItalicgnārāōI make known, I tell; to make known, tell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₃ro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “narratif”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃ro- →Every word from Proto-Italic gnārāō →
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