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Where does “nacional” come from?

nacional (Catalan) comes 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.

nacional (Catalan): national

Definitions

  1. national

Ancestry of “nacional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalannaciónation
2Latinnātiō—
3Latinnātus—
4Latingnātus—
5Proto-Italicgnātos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “nacional”

  • nacionalment
  • nacionalitzar
  • internacionalitzar
  • multinacional
  • internacionalment
  • internacional
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