Where does “National Socialism” come from?
National Socialism (English) comes from German Nationalsozialismus, from German national, from French national, from French nation, from Middle French nation, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiō, from Latin nātus — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
National Socialism (English): The ideology of the Nazi Party, including an authoritarian government, ethnic nationalism (including but not limited to Pan-Germanism) and adequate territory (Lebensraum), and economic cooperation between the state and capital
Definitions
- The ideology of the Nazi Party, including an authoritarian government, ethnic nationalism (including but not limited to Pan-Germanism) and adequate territory (Lebensraum), and economic cooperation between the state and capital
Ancestry of “National Socialism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nationalsozialismus | National Socialism |
| 2 | German | national | national; nationwide, national; nationalist |
| 3 | French | national | national |
| 4 | French | nation | nation |
| 5 | Middle French | nation | nation |
| 6 | Old French | nacion | birth; nation |
| 7 | Latin | nātiō | birth |
| 8 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 9 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |