Etymology of the English word nativity
the English word
nativityderived from the Old French word
nativityderived from the Latin word
nativitas (birth; nativity)
derived from the Classical Latin word
nativus (original; innate; natural)
derived from the Latin word
natus (birth; age, years; born, arisen; made; son; child; children)
derived from the Latin word
nasci (be born, begotten, formed; be produced spontaneously, come into existence, being)
derived from the Latin word
nascerederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-derived from the Old French word
nativitederived from the Latin word
nativitas (birth; nativity)
derived from the Classical Latin word
nativus (original; innate; natural)
derived from the Latin word
natus (birth; age, years; born, arisen; made; son; child; children)
derived from the Latin word
nasci (be born, begotten, formed; be produced spontaneously, come into existence, being)
derived from the Latin word
nascerederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-Date
The earliest known usage of nativity in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
