naissance

A naissance is the beginning or birth of a person or idea, as in The naissance of our company came from the founder’s desire to work from home.

Naissance is usually used to describe the beginning of something that is or is expected to be very important, large, or impressive.

Naissance is also sometimes used to describe the birth of a person, because naissance is also the French term for birth.

Example: We are in the naissance of online trading right now, but one day it will be huge.

The first records of the term naissance come from around the 1480s. It ultimately comes from the Latin naïtre, meaning “to be born.”

Naissance is related to the more common renaissance, meaning “rebirth” or “revival.” Renaissance is used to describe the time from the 1300s through 1600s when much of Europe was rediscovering ancient Greek and Roman cultures, especially their arts and knowledge. The period was essentially a second naissance for those ancient cultures, often referred to as the classical period. If something is said to have a renaissance, at one point it had to have a naissance.

What are some words that share a root or word element with naissance? 

• renaissance
• naissant
• nascent

What are some words that often get used in discussing naissance?

• movement
• business
• career

Naissance is often used in formal discussions or in literature, as in casual settings the terms birth or beginning would carry the same meaning.

As a leading manufacturing company in UAE and since its naissance in 1976, HMA has always been a key contributor to the UAE construction sector. It proudly associates itself with prestigious and landmark projects in the uae. pic.twitter.com/WY1UW9l5BY

— Hussain Mohd Abbas Block Factory LLC (@hussain_factory) February 12, 2022

Happy BD to my best #blackcityparade ☝️✋👉 ma naissance indochinoise 🎵🎵🎵 pic.twitter.com/YWonfoZsQ2

— Traffic Girl Trips (@IndoTrafficGirl) February 11, 2022

It's probably a bit dated, but according to O'Shea, the real naissance of the Renaissance occurred in Northern Spain as Moorish, Jewish, and Christian scholars came together to rediscover the works of the Classical Era. It's a good read.

— Etaoin Shrdlu (@Shrdlu) February 10, 2022

True or False?

Naissance is used to talk about the ending of things.