Etymology of the French word natif
the Old French word
natifderived 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 natif in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
nativisme,
nativementDerivations in other languages
English
nativeUsage
Word found in Old French
