Where does “nada” come from?

nada (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese nada, from Latin nata, 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.

nada (Portuguese): nothing; to no extent; in no way; not at all;...

Definitions

  1. nothing; to no extent; in no way; not at all;...

Ancestry of “nada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesenadanothing
2Latinnatafemale child, daughter; girl; second-person...
3Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
4Latingnātus
5Proto-Italicgnātosborn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “nada

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-
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