Where does “Nazify” come from?
Nazify (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.
Nazify (English): To subject or convert to Nazism
Definitions
- To subject or convert to Nazism
Ancestry of “Nazify”, step by step
| 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 |