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Where does “nationaliteit” come from?

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

nationaliteit (Dutch): nationality

Definitions

  1. nationality

Ancestry of “nationaliteit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnationaalnational
2Frenchnationalnational
3Frenchnationnation
4Middle Frenchnationnation
5Old Frenchnacionbirth; nation
6Latinnātiō—
7Latinnātus—
8Latingnātus—
9Proto-Italicgnātos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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