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Where does “nationalism” come from?

Nationalism comes from French nationalisme, formed from French national and the suffix -isme, from Latin nationem (people born together) and -alis, ultimately from Latin nascor (to be born).

nationalism (English): Patriotism; the idea of supporting one's country,...

Definitions

  1. Patriotism; the idea of supporting one's country,...

Ancestry of “nationalism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnationalismenationalism
2Frenchnationalnational
3Frenchnationnation
4Middle Frenchnationnation
5Old Frenchnacionbirth; nation
6Latinnātiō—
7Latinnātus—
8Latingnātus—
9Proto-Italicgnātos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “nationalism”

  • ethnonationalism
  • ultranationalism
  • postnationalism
  • hypernationalism
  • neonationalism
  • antinationalism
  • homonationalism
  • cybernationalism
  • ナショナリズム
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