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Where does “nasyon” come from?

nasyon (Cebuano) comes from Spanish nación, 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.

nasyon (Cebuano): nation

Definitions

  1. nation

Ancestry of “nasyon”, step by step

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