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Where does “natural” come from?

natural (Spanish) comes from Latin nātūrālis, from Latin nātūra, 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.

natural (Spanish): natural; natural, plain; being a calendar day

Definitions

  1. natural; natural, plain; being a calendar day

Ancestry of “natural”, step by step

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

Words derived from “natural”

  • naturaleza
  • naturalismo
  • antinatural
  • sobrenatural
  • naturalista
  • naturalmente
  • natural
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