Natura
/Λna.tu.ra/noun
A Latin word meaning birth, innate character, or nature.
Did you know?Latin natura comes from nasci, βto be born,β which is why the word originally carried the sense of an inborn essence or constitution, not just the physical world.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gene-
βto give birth, begetβ
Latin
Latin
nasci
βto be bornβ
Classical Latin
Latin
natura
βbirth, constitution, innate quality; the natural worldβ
Late Latin
Latin
natura
βnature as the order of the worldβ
Old French
Old French
nature
βnature, character, qualityβ
Middle English
English
nature
βthe essential qualities of a person or thing; the material worldβ
Modern English
English
nature
βthe physical world and its phenomena; inherent characterβ