nativo
/naˈtibo/ · B2 · adj
native
🌱🏡 nativo = native; both come from Latin nasci, to be born
Nativo comes from Latin nativus, born in a place. It shares a root with natal, nation and Spanish nacer, to be born. In Spanish the v sounds close to a soft b: na-TI-bo. Es nativo de Galicia means he was born in Galicia.