Etymology of the Latin word nativus
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-Derivations in Latin
nativitasDerivations in other languages
French
natif, French
naif, Italian
nativo, Portuguese
nativo, Portuguese
nadivo, Romanian
nativ, Spanish
natío, Spanish
nativoUsage
Word found in Classical Latin