English
naeve
Naeve comes from Latin naevus ‘birthmark’, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁iwós ‘native’, and ultimately from *ǵenh₁- ‘to beget’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to beget’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵn̥h₁iwós‘native’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnaevus‘birthmark’
- Englishearliest quotation 1649naeve
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to beget’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵn̥h₁iwós‘native’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnaevus‘birthmark’
- Englishearliest quotation 1649naeve
Earliest quotation: 1649, John Dryden: “Was there no milder way but the smallpox; The…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to beget’
general, kind, king, german, engine, generation, nature, nation, gender, genuine, gene, pregnant, genius, oxygen, ken, genre, gentle, indigenous, native, hydrogen, genocide, genus, kin, noel, genital, ingenious, innate, nee, germ, naive, natal, gentile, nativity, gens, nascent, puny, nada, glycogen, genial, janata, 115 more
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- / naeve