Where does “nationality” come from?

Nationality comes from English nation, from Latin nātiōnem, from Latin -itās, from Latin damnum meaning harm or loss, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis.

nationality (English): Membership of a particular nation or state, by...

Definitions

  1. Membership of a particular nation or state, by...

Ancestry of “nationality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnationalOf or having to do with a nation; Of or having to...
2Latinnātiōbirth
3Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
4Latingnātus—
5Proto-Italicgnātosborn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “nationality”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Italic gnātos →