Etymology

né

Today it means: Used when giving the former name of a man. Full definition →

French né ← Old French né ← Latin nātus
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né · adjective1

  1. Latin · derived fromnātus
  2. Old French · derived fromné
  3. French · derived fromné
  4. English todayné

From French né, from Old French né, from Latin nātus, perfect active participle of nāscor (“to be born”). Doublet of nada.

né · particle2

  1. Afrikaans · borrowed fromnee
  2. Afrikaans · borrowed fromnee
  3. English todayné

Borrowed from Afrikaans nee.

Words from the same roots

Latinnātus all →

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