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Where does “nascer” come from?

nascer (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese nacer, from Latin nāscor, from Proto-Italic gnāskōr, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

nascer (Portuguese): to be born

Definitions

  1. to be born

Ancestry of “nascer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesenacerto be born
2Latinnāscor—
3Proto-Italicgnāskōrbe born
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “nascer”

  • renascimento
  • renascentista
  • nascimento
  • renascente
  • renascer
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