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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- The process of the removal of Nazis from public...
Ancestry of “denazification”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nazification | The act or process of Nazifying |
| 2 | English | nazi | Alternative form of Nazi |
| 3 | German | nazī | a member or (ideological) supporter of the Nazi Party, Nazism, or neo-Nazism; a National Socialist |
| 4 | German | Nationalsozialist | National Socialist |
| 5 | German | national | national; nationwide, national; nationalist |
| 6 | French | national | national |
| 7 | French | nation | nation |
| 8 | Middle French | nation | nation |
| 9 | Old French | nacion | birth; nation |
| 10 | Latin | nātiō | birth |
| 11 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 12 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |