Where does “naiv” come from?

naiv (Swedish) comes 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.

naiv (Swedish): naive, childish

Definitions

  1. naive, childish

Ancestry of “naiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnātīvuscreated, made
2Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
3Latingnātus—
4Proto-Italicgnātosborn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “naiv”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Italic gnātos →