naiv
German (Berlin)
/naˈʔiːf/
adj
Definitions
- green (inexperienced)
- naive
Etymology
Derived from French naïf derived from Latin nativus (natural, native).
Origin
Latin
nativus
Gloss
natural, native
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- naïf English
- nief English
- nascor Latin
- nativus Latin
- nātīvus Latin
- Naivling German
- naiverweise German
- nativ German
- naiv Hungarian
- naivan Hungarian
- naïf Italian
- natif French
- naïf French
- naïve French
- naïveté French
- naif Spanish, Castilian
- natío Spanish, Castilian
- *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- naiv Norwegian Bokmål
- naiv Norwegian Nynorsk
- naiv Danish
- naivka Czech
- naivnost Czech
- naivní Czech
- naïf Old French
- nadiu Catalan, Valencian
- naiv Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- nativ Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- ναΐφ Greek (modern)
- naif Turkish