Where does “multinazional” come from?
multinazional (Basque) comes from Spanish multinacional, from Spanish nacional, from Spanish nación, from Latin nātiō, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
multinazional (Basque): multinational
Definitions
- multinational
Ancestry of “multinazional”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | multinacional | multinational |
| 2 | Spanish | nacional | national, nationwide; national; A member of the... |
| 3 | Spanish | nación | nation |
| 4 | Latin | nātiō | birth |
| 5 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 6 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |