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Stage 1 of 3
nativus
Latin · ancient
"born, innate"
born, innate, from nasci (to be born)
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Stage 2 of 3
naitif
Old French · medieval
"belonging to a place by birth"
carried into French for something belonging to a place by birth
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Stage 3 of 3
native
English · 1300s
"belonging to a particular place by birth"
settled as the English word for a person born in a particular place
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