Where does “naivisme” come from?
naivisme (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk naiv, from French naïf, from Old French naïf, from Latin nātīvus, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
naivisme (Norwegian Nynorsk): naive art
Definitions
- naive art
Ancestry of “naivisme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | naiv | naive |
| 2 | French | naïf | naive, dewy-eyed; gullible |
| 3 | Old French | naïf | — |
| 4 | Latin | nātīvus | created, made |
| 5 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 6 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |