Where does “Naziism” come from?
Naziism (English) comes from English Nazi, from German Nazi, 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.
Naziism (English): Alternative form of Nazism
Definitions
- Alternative form of Nazism
Ancestry of “Naziism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nazi | A member of the National Socialist German Workers... |
| 2 | German | Nazi | a member or supporter of the NSDAP, Nazism, or... |
| 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 |