Where does “nado” come from?

nado (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese nado, 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.

nado (Portuguese): born; swim; swimming

Definitions

  1. born; swim; swimming

Ancestry of “nado”, step by step

nado traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese nado

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesenadoborn
2Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
3Latingnātus—
4Proto-Italicgnātosborn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Portuguese nadar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenadarto swim
2Latinnatāre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Italic gnātos →