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Where does “supernaturel” come from?

supernaturel (Middle French) comes from Latin supernātūrālis, 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.

Ancestry of “supernaturel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “supernaturel”

  • supernatural
  • supernaturally
  • supernaturalism
  • supernaturalist
  • supernaturalistic
  • supernaturalness
  • nonsupernatural
  • supernaturality
  • supernaturalize
  • supernaturalization
  • unsupernatural
  • nonsupernaturalist
  • supernatural
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