Where does “contranatural” come from?
contranatural (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese natural, from Old Portuguese natural, from Latin nātūrālis, from Latin nātūra, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
contranatural (Portuguese): contranatural, unnatural, antinatural
Definitions
- contranatural, unnatural, antinatural
Ancestry of “contranatural”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | natural | natural; native of, from; room-temperature |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | natural | — |
| 3 | Latin | nātūrālis | natural by birth, legitimate |
| 4 | Latin | nātūra | the nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing |
| 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 |