Where does “internationally” come from?
Internationally derives from English international, from English nation, from Latin damnation, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European līg- meaning to bind, via Latin volvere and the suffix -tio.
internationally (English): In an international manner
Definitions
- In an international manner
Ancestry of “internationally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | international | Of or having to do with more than one nation; Of... |
| 2 | English | national | Of or having to do with a nation; Of or having to... |
| 3 | Latin | nātiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | nātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |