Where does “nadolig” come from?
nadolig (Middle Welsh) comes from Old Welsh natolic, from Latin natalicius, from Latin natalis, from Latin natus, from Latin nasci, from Latin nascor, from Latin gnascor, from Proto-Italic gnāskōr — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Ancestry of “nadolig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Welsh | natolic | — |
| 2 | Latin | natalicius | birth, birthday |
| 3 | Latin | natalis | natal; birthday; anniversary |
| 4 | Latin | natus | born, arisen, made; son, birth, age, years;... |
| 5 | Latin | nasci | present active infinitive of nāscor; to be born,... |
| 6 | Latin | nascor | I am born, begotten; I arise, proceed; I grow,... |
| 7 | Latin | gnascor | Alternative form of nāscor; be born |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gnāskōr | be born |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |