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Where does “natal” come from?

natal (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese natal, from Latin nātālis, 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.

natal (Portuguese): natal; native

Definitions

  1. natal; native

Ancestry of “natal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesenatal—
2Latinnātālis—
3Latinnātus—
4Latingnātus—
5Proto-Italicgnātos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “natal”

  • pré-natalmente
  • pré-natal
  • pós-natal
  • neonatal
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