Where does “naître” come from?

naître (Norman) comes from Old French naistre, from Latin nāscor, from Proto-Italic gnāskōr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

naître (Norman): to be born

Definitions

  1. to be born

Ancestry of “naître”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnaistreto be born
2Latinnāscorto be born, begotten
3Proto-Italicgnāskōrbe born
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic gnāskōrEvery word from Latin nāscor
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