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Where does “nationaal” come from?

nationaal (Dutch) comes from French national, from French nation, from Middle French nation, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiō, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

nationaal (Dutch): national

Definitions

  1. national

Ancestry of “nationaal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnationalnational
2Frenchnationnation
3Middle Frenchnationnation
4Old Frenchnacionbirth; nation
5Latinnātiō—
6Latinnātus—
7Latingnātus—
8Proto-Italicgnātos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “nationaal”

  • nationaliteit
  • nasional
  • nasional
  • nasionaal
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