Where does “människonatur” come from?

människonatur (Swedish) comes from Swedish natur, 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.

människonatur (Swedish): human nature

Definitions

  1. human nature

Ancestry of “människonatur”, step by step

människonatur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish natur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnaturnature
2Latinnātūrathe nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing
3Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
4Latingnātus
5Proto-Italicgnātosborn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Swedish människa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmänniskaa human being; a person, people; mankind
2Old Swedishmænniskia
3Old Saxonmenniskohuman being
4Proto-Germanicmanniskazhuman
5Proto-Germanic*mann-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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