Where does “neutur” come from?
neutur (Old Irish) comes from Latin neuter, from Latin nē, from Latin gēns, from Proto-Italic *gentis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
neutur (Old Irish): neuter
Definitions
- neuter
Ancestry of “neutur”, step by step
neutur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin neuter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | neuter | neither; neuter; neuter, intransitive |
| 2 | Latin | nē | no; not |
| 3 | Latin | gēns | Roman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites) |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *gentis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Latin neutrum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | neutrum | neuter; inflection of neuter: ##... |
| 2 | Latin | genus neutrum | — |