Where does “abertzaletasun” come from?

abertzaletasun (Basque) comes from Basque abertzale, from Basque aberri, from Basque herri, from Proto-Basque *(h)eRi — town, nation, inhabited place.

abertzaletasun (Basque): patriotism

Definitions

  1. patriotism

Ancestry of “abertzaletasun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueabertzalepatriot
2Basqueaberrifatherland
3Basqueherrivillage, town; people, nation; country
4Proto-Basque*(h)eRitown, nation, inhabited place
Every word from Proto-Basque *(h)eRi