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
- national
Ancestry of “nacional”, step by step
nacional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan nació
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | nació | nation |
| 2 | Latin | nātiō | birth |
| 3 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 4 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Catalan al
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | al | — |