Word Root of NATIVE. The Latin word nÄscÄ«, meaning â to be born, â and its form nÄtus give us the roots nat and nai. Words from the Latin nÄscÄ« have something to do with being born. When someone is nat ive to a particular place, she or he was born there. A nat ion, or country, is a place where people are born.he Latin word nÄscÄ«, meaning â to be born, â and its form nÄtus give us the roots nat and nai. Words from the Latin nÄscÄ« have something to do with being born. When someone is nat ive to a particular place, she or he was born there. A nat ion, or country, is a place where people are born.
Mayan Civilization â¢ AD 300-AD 900 â¢ Built great cities-Copan, Tikal-they were religious centers â¢ Farming-maize=corn along with beans, squash â¢ Studied planets and stars-designed calendar â¢ developed number system and writing system called hieroglyphics-left cities around 900 AD
See History of writing ancient numbers for how the writing of numbers began. It is generally agreed that true writing of language (not only numbers) was invented independently in at least two places: Mesopotamia (specifically, ancient Sumer) around 3200 BC and Mesoamerica around 600 BC. Several Mesoamerican scripts are known, the oldest being from the Olmec or Zapotec of Mexico.