Where does “nativ” come from?
nativ (Romanian) comes from French natif, from Latin nātīvus, 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.
nativ (Romanian): native; innate
Definitions
- native; innate
Ancestry of “nativ”, step by step
nativ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French natif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | natif | native; original; raw; in its original state |
| 2 | Latin | nātīvus | created, made |
| 3 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 4 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via German nativ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | nativ | native; virgin |