Morpheme
N
Type
bound base
Denotation
birth, origin, be born
Etymology
Latin nātus, from nāscī (from older gnātus, from gnāscī)
Evidence
antenatal, cognate, connate, innate, nada, natal, Natalia, Natalie, nation, national, nationalitarian, nationalitarianism, nationalitarians, nationality, nationalization, nationally, nationally, nationhood, native, natural, naturalist, nature, naturism, nee, neonate, neonate, nonnative, postnatal, prenatal, unnatural
Notes
native and naive are doublets
Modern Base Analysis
<Nationalite> denoting nationality
alternative modern base analysis without suffixal constructions -itarian
from minority (<N + -ate + -al + -i- + -ty>)
nationalitarian, nationalitarianism, nationalitarians
See Also
Nasc, Naiss, Gen(e) [Gene, Gen], Gener, Geni, Geni, Gent, Germ, Gn, Gone, -itarian
