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Where does “internationalist” come from?

Internationalist comes from English international, derived from English national, from English nation, ultimately from Latin nationem meaning "birth or race," combined with Latin -tio forming abstract nouns.

internationalist (English): Of or pertaining to internationalism; An advocate...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to internationalism; An advocate...

Ancestry of “internationalist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinternationalOf or having to do with more than one nation; Of...
2EnglishnationalOf or having to do with a nation; Of or having to...
3Latinnātiō—
4Latinnātus—
5Latingnātus—
6Proto-Italicgnātos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →