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nasci
Latin · ancient
"to be born"
to be born
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natura
Latin · ancient
"birth, essential character"
birth, character, the essential qualities of a thing, from nasci (to be born)
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nature
Old French · medieval
"the physical world, or inherent character"
carried into French for the physical world and inherent character
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nature
English · 1200s
"the physical world, or the inherent qualities of something"
settled as the English word for the physical world and inherent qualities
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