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Where does “naistre” come from?

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

naistre (Old French): to be born

Definitions

  1. to be born

Ancestry of “naistre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnāscor—
2Proto-Italicgnāskōrbe born
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “naistre”

  • nee
  • né
  • ni-Vanuatu
  • née
  • naître
  • nouveau-né
  • naissain
  • naissance
  • nais
  • née
  • né
  • naître
  • naistre
  • nesans
  • ni-Vanuatu
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