Where does “Nationalist China” come from?
Nationalist China (English) comes from English China, from Portuguese china, from Medieval Latin Sina, from Latin Sīnae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι, from Arabic صِين, from Pahlavi čīn, from Sanskrit चीन — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.
Nationalist China (English): the Republic of China (particularly under the rule of the one-party Kuomintang regime in Nanjing during 1925 to 1948)
Definitions
- the Republic of China (particularly under the rule of the one-party Kuomintang regime in Nanjing during 1925 to 1948)
Ancestry of “Nationalist China”, step by step
Nationalist China traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English China
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | China | A Chinese person; Alternative form of cheyney:... |
| 2 | Portuguese | china | a woman, especially one of Native American... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | Sina | — |
| 4 | Latin | Sīnae | the Chinese, specifically |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Σῖναι | the southern Chinese |
| 6 | Arabic | صِين | — |
| 7 | Pahlavi | čīn | — |
| 8 | Sanskrit | चीन | the Chinese people; China; a bandage for the... |
| 9 | Old Chinese | 秦 | {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin |
via English nationalist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nationalist | Of or relating to nationalism; An advocate of... |
| 2 | English | national | Of or having to do with a nation; Of or having to... |
| 3 | Latin | nātiō | birth |
| 4 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 5 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |