Where does “né” come from?

né (Old French) comes 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.

né (Old French): past participle of naistre; born

Definitions

  1. past participle of naistre; born

Ancestry of “né”, step by step

né traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin nātus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
2Latingnātus—
3Proto-Italicgnātosborn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Latin nec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnecnor; and not, not; neither
2Latinnequenot; and not, also not
3Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷeand not, neither, nor
4Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “né”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Italic gnātos →