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Where does “hypernationalism” come from?

hypernationalism (English) comes from English nationalism, from French nationalisme, from French national, from French nation, from Middle French nation, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiō, from Latin nātus — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

hypernationalism (English): Extreme nationalism, the belief in the...

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  1. Extreme nationalism, the belief in the...

Ancestry of “hypernationalism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnationalismPatriotism; the idea of supporting one's country,...
2Frenchnationalismenationalism
3Frenchnationalnational
4Frenchnationnation
5Middle Frenchnationnation
6Old Frenchnacionbirth; nation
7Latinnātiō—
8Latinnātus—
9Latingnātus—
10Proto-Italicgnātos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
12Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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