Where does “multinacional” come from?

multinacional (Catalan) comes from Catalan nacional, from Catalan nació, from Latin nātiō, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

multinacional (Catalan): multinational

Definitions

  1. multinational

Ancestry of “multinacional”, step by step

multinacional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan nacional

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalannacionalnational
2Catalannaciónation
3Latinnātiōbirth
4Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
5Latingnātus
6Proto-Italicgnātosborn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Catalan multi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmulti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tósEvery word from Proto-Italic gnātos