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Where does “multination” come from?

multination (English) comes from English nation, from Middle English nacioun, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiō, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

multination (English): Of or pertaining to more than one nation

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to more than one nation

Ancestry of “multination”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnationA historically constituted, stable community of...
2Middle Englishnaciounnation, country; people, race, tribe; People with...
3Old Frenchnacionbirth; nation
4Latinnātiō—
5Latinnātus—
6Latingnātus—
7Proto-Italicgnātos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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