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
- naively; short neuter singular of наи́вный
Ancestry of “наивно”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | наи́вный | naive, ingenuous, unsophisticated |
| 2 | French | naïve | feminine singular of naïf |
| 3 | Latin | nātīvus | created, made |
| 4 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 5 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |