Where does “international” come from?

International derives from English national, English nation, Latin nationem, and Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis meaning to be born or produce, combined with Latin damnum meaning harm through Latin -tio and Latin damnation.

international (English): Of or having to do with more than one nation; Of...

Definitions

  1. Of or having to do with more than one nation; Of...

Ancestry of “international”, 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 “international

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tósEvery word from Proto-Italic gnātos