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Where does “naturel” come from?

naturel (Middle French) comes from Old French natural, from Latin nātūrālis, from Latin nātūra, 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.

naturel (Middle French): natural

Definitions

  1. natural

Ancestry of “naturel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnaturalnatural
2Latinnātūrālis—
3Latinnātūra—
4Latinnātus—
5Latingnātus—
6Proto-Italicgnātos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “naturel”

  • naturaliser
  • naturalisation
  • surnaturellement
  • antinaturel
  • naturel
  • surnaturel
  • naturalisieren
  • Naturell
  • naturalizál
  • natural
  • naturel
  • natirèl
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