Etymology

natalism

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Today it means: Pronatalism; an ideology in favor of childbearing. Full definition →

English natal ← Middle English natal ← Latin nātālis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₁tós
  3. Proto-Italic*gnātos
  4. Latingnātus
  5. Latinnātus
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  8. Latinnātālis
  9. Middle Englishnatal
  10. Englishnatal
  11. English todaynatalism

From natal + -ism.

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