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Where does “наивно” come from?

наивно (Russian) comes from Russian наи́вный, from French naïve, 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.

наивно (Russian): naively; short neuter singular of наи́вный

Definitions

  1. naively; short neuter singular of наи́вный

Ancestry of “наивно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнаи́вный—
2Frenchnaïvefeminine singular of naïf
3Latinnātīvus—
4Latinnātus—
5Latingnātus—
6Proto-Italicgnātos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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