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Where does “denazification” come from?

denazification (English) comes from English Nazification, from English nazi, from German nazī, from German Nationalsozialist, from German national, from French national, from French nation, from Middle French nation — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

denazification (English): The process of the removal of Nazis from public...

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  1. The process of the removal of Nazis from public...

Ancestry of “denazification”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNazificationThe act or process of Nazifying
2EnglishnaziAlternative form of Nazi
3Germannazī—
4GermanNationalsozialistNational Socialist
5Germannationalnational; nationwide, national; nationalist
6Frenchnationalnational
7Frenchnationnation
8Middle Frenchnationnation
9Old Frenchnacionbirth; nation
10Latinnātiō—
11Latinnātus—
12Latingnātus—
13Proto-Italicgnātos—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
15Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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