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Where does “natur” come from?

natur (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

natur (Norwegian Bokmål): nature

Definitions

  1. nature

Ancestry of “natur”, step by step

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

Words derived from “natur”

  • naturhistorisk
  • naturhistorie
  • naturgass
  • naturkraft
  • naturarv
  • naturforsker
  • naturtro
  • naturlov
  • unaturlig
  • naturlig
  • naturreservat
  • naturressurs
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