Where does “national” come from?
National derives from English nation, from Latin nationem, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis meaning "birth" or "origin."
national (English): Of or having to do with a nation; Of or having to...
Definitions
- Of or having to do with a nation; Of or having to...
Ancestry of “national”, step by step
national traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin nātiō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | nātiō | birth |
| 2 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 3 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Middle French national
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | national | — |
Words derived from “national”
- international
- inter
- nationalist
- transnational
- nationality
- internationally
- multinational
- nationally
- nationalistic
- internationalization
- supranational
- internationalism
- nationalization
- intercom
- interment
- subnational
- intersubjectivity
- internationalist
- transnationalism
- Interpol
- interregional
- interosseous
- binational
- interpleader