natal

Meaning

Of or relating to birth.

Synonyms

native

home

🏠

aboriginal

innate

bred-in-the-bone

Translations

natal

natal

natal

γλουτιαίος

γενέθλιος

natale

natalizio

Natal

natau

natal

nativo

nalgal

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈneɪtəl/

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós
Proto-Italic *gnātos
Latin gnātus
Latin nātus
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin nātālisbor.
Middle English natal
English natal
From Middle English natal, natale (“native, one’s own; inherited; presiding over birthdays or births”), from Classical Latin nātālis (“natal”), from nātus, perfect active participle of nāscor (“I am born”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-. Doublet of Natal and Noel.