Naître etymology

French

French word naître comes from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₃-, Proto-Indo-European *genh₁-, and later Proto-Italic *gnāskōr (Be born.)

Etymology of naître

Detailed word origin of naître

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*ǵenh₃- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*genh₁- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*gnāskōr Proto-Italic (itc-pro) Be born.
gnascor Latin (lat)
*nascere Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
naistre Old French (fro) To be born.
naître French (fr) (intransitive) to be born.