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ENGLISH ROOT WORD: nati-, nasc-, nat- "born", "birth" from Latin natura, natus, nascere, nasci, gnasci

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【nati-, nasc-, nat-】 are word-forming element usually meaning "born, birth"
from Latin "natura, natus, nascere, nasci, gnasci"



[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "nati-, nasc-, nat-"]

innate ☆[4770] An innate quality or ability is one which a person is born with.
international ****[1128] International means between or involving different countries.
nation ****[1122] A nation is an individual country considered together with its social and political structures.
national ****[945] of or relating to an entire nation or country
native ****[1450] Your native country or area is the country or area where you were born and brought up.
natural ****[951] If you say that it is natural for someone to act in a particular way or for something to happen in that way, you mean that it is reasonable in the circumstances.
naturally ****[1722] used to describe something that happens or exists by itself without being controlled or changed by someone
nature ****[1047] Nature is all the animals, plants, and other things in the world that are not made by people, and all the events and processes that are not caused by people.
pregnant ****[1900] If a woman or female animal is pregnant, she has a baby or babies developing in her body.



[WORD ROOT]root nati
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] nati, natu, nate, nais, natur, gn, naturo
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) natura, natus, nascere, nasci, gnasci
[MEANING]root born, birth

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

  • 【Latin】 nascere [from nasci]
  • 【Latin】 natura [nasci+ -tura.] course of things; natural character, constitution, quality; the universe; birth
  • 【Latin】 natus [pp of nasci] born
  • 【Latin】 nasci to be born
  • 【Latin】 gnasci [older form of nasci] be born



Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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innate ☆[4770] adjective from innate 〈 nat
【DEFINITION】 An innate quality or ability is one which a person is born with.
【SYNONYM】 inborn, native
【ROOTs】 in; in, on nate(nati); born
【DERIVATIVEs】 innately, innateness, innate

international ★★★★[1128] adjective from nation 〈 nat
【DEFINITION】 International means between or involving different countries.
【ROOTs】 inter; among, between nat(nati); born ion; noun suffix al(ad); to, toward
【DERIVATIVEs】 internationalize, internationally, international



nation ★★★★[1122] noun from nation 〈 nat
【DEFINITION】 A nation is an individual country considered together with its social and political structures.
【pl.】 nations 소유격; nation's
【SYNONYM】 population
【ROOTs】 nat(nati); born ion; noun suffix
【First Known Meaning】 a race of people, large group of people with common ancestry and language
【DERIVATIVEs】 national, nationalize, nationally, nationhood, nationless, nation, nationality

national ★★★★[945] adjective from nation 〈 nat
【DEFINITION】 ① of or relating to an entire nation or country
② owned and controlled or operated by a national government
【ROOTs】 nat(nati); born ion; noun suffix al(ad); to, toward
【DERIVATIVEs】 national, nationalize, nationally, nationhood, nationless, nation, nationality

native ★★★★[1450] adjective from nat
【DEFINITION】 Your native country or area is the country or area where you were born and brought up.
【SYNONYM】 innate, indigenous
【ROOTs】 nat(nati); born ive; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin nascito be born
【First Known Meaning】 natural, inborn, hereditary, connected with something in a natural way
【DERIVATIVEs】 natively, nativeness, nativity, native

natural ★★★★[951] adjective from nature 〈 nat
【DEFINITION】 If you say that it is natural for someone to act in a particular way or for something to happen in that way, you mean that it is reasonable in the circumstances.
【SYNONYM】 illegitimate, understandable
【ANTONYM】 unnatural
【COMPOSITION】 nature + al
【ROOTs】 natur(nati); born al; adjective suffix
【First Known Meaning】 of one's inborn character; hereditary, innate, by birth or as if by birth
【DERIVATIVEs】 natural, naturalize, naturally, naturalness, nature

naturally ★★★★[1722] adverb from nature 〈 nat
【DEFINITION】 ① used to describe something that happens or exists by itself without being controlled or changed by someone
② used to say that something is expected or normal
③ because of a quality or skill that a person or animal is born with
【SYNONYM】 of course, understandably
【COMPOSITION】 natural + ly
【ROOTs】 natur(nati); born al; suffix ly; suffix
【DERIVATIVEs】 natural, naturalize, naturally, naturalness, nature



nature ★★★★[1047] noun from nature 〈 nat
【DEFINITION】 Nature is all the animals, plants, and other things in the world that are not made by people, and all the events and processes that are not caused by people.
【pl.】 natures
【SYNONYM】 character
【ROOTs】 nat(nati); born ure; noun suffix
【First Known Meaning】 restorative powers of the body, bodily processes; powers of growth
【DERIVATIVEs】 natural, naturalize, naturally, naturalness, nature

pregnant ★★★★[1900] adjective from pregnant 〈 nat
【DEFINITION】 If a woman or female animal is pregnant, she has a baby or babies developing in her body.
【ROOTs】 pre; before, previous gn(nati); born ant; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin nascito be born
【First Known Meaning】 ① with child, impregnated, that has conceived in the womb, ② convincing, weighty, pithy, full of meaning
【DERIVATIVEs】 pregnancy, pregnantly, pregnant


Other words containing "nati-, nasc-, nat-"; alternation, alternativeness, cognately, cognateness, internationally, multinational, naifly, naifness, naive, naively, naiveness, nat, nationality, nationalize, nationally, nationhood, nationless, naturalist, naturalize, naturalness, naturism, naturist, naturopath, naturopathic, naturopathy, pregnancy, pregnantly, renaissance, spareable, sparely, spareness, supernatural, unnatural, unnaturally, unnaturalness

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

name
must, meet
muse
most, more, much
mor
moon
mont
monstr-, monster-
mon
mode

 

 

 

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