Where does “Nazi-like” come from?
Nazi-like (English) comes from English nazi, from German nazī, from German Nationalsozialist, from German national, from French national, from French nation, from Middle French nation, from Old French nacion — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Nazi-like (English): Resembling or characteristic of the Nazis
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of the Nazis
Ancestry of “Nazi-like”, step by step
Nazi-like traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nazi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nazi | Alternative form of Nazi |
| 2 | German | nazī | a member or (ideological) supporter of the Nazi Party, Nazism, or neo-Nazism; a National Socialist |
| 3 | German | Nationalsozialist | National Socialist |
| 4 | German | national | national; nationwide, national; nationalist |
| 5 | French | national | national |
| 6 | French | nation | nation |
| 7 | Middle French | nation | nation |
| 8 | Old French | nacion | birth; nation |
| 9 | Latin | nātiō | birth |
| 10 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 11 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |