English
nascence
Nascence comes from Latin nāscentem ‘arising young, immature’, from nāscor ‘to be born’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to give birth’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to give birth’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gnāskōr‘to be born’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnāscoras nāscī, present participle‘to be born’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnāscentem‘arising young, immature’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnāscentia
- Englishearliest quotation 2004nascence
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to give birth’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*gnāskōr‘to be born’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnāscoras nāscī, present participle‘to be born’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnāscentem‘arising young, immature’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnāscentia
- Englishearliest quotation 2004nascence
Earliest quotation: 2004, Linda Dorrell, The Trees of Eden: A Novel: “He had discerned that I was with child. He…”
Formed from nāscentia + -ence
The story
Adapted borrowing of Latin nāscentia + -ence, from nāscentem (‘arising young, immature’), present participle of nāscī (‘to be born’) (Old Latin gnāscī; see genus).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to give birth’
kind, general, king, german, nation, generation, engine, gender, genuine, genetic, genius, gene, oxygen, indigenous, gentle, genre, ken, hydrogen, genocide, kin, noel, naive, genus, genital, germ, ingenious, nativity, nada, gentile, naïve, puny, janata, gens, glycogen, gingerly, genial, jaunty, genteel, cognate, genitive, 108 more
through Latin nāscor ‘to be born’
nature, native, pregnant, innate, nee, natal, renate, 10 more
Today it means
noun Birth.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- / nascence