Where does “binational” come from?

Binational derives from English national, which combines English nation from Latin nātiō (a group born together, from nāscī, to be born) and the prefix bi- from Latin duo, meaning two.

binational (English): Relating to, or involving, two nations; A person...

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or involving, two nations; A person...

Ancestry of “binational”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnationalOf or having to do with a nation; Of or having to...
2Latinnātiōbirth
3Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
4Latingnātus—
5Proto-Italicgnātosborn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “binational”

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