native

English

/ˈneɪtɪv/, /ˈneɪtəv/

adj
Definitions
  • Belonging to one by birth.
  • Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.
  • of or relating to the native inhabitants of the Americas, or of Australia.
  • Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported.
  • (biology) Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by man.
  • (computing) Pertaining to the system or architecture in question.
  • (mineralogy) Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form; native aluminium, native salt.
  • Arising by birth; having an origin; born.
  • Original; constituting the original substance of anything.
  • Naturally related; cognate; connected (with).

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French natif derived from Latin nātīvus (native, created, natural, innate) root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵenh₁-

Gloss

produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

産

Emoji

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