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
- Membership of a particular nation or state, by...
Ancestry of “nationality”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | national | Of or having to do with a nation; Of or having to... |
| 2 | Latin | nātiō | — |
| 3 | Latin | nātus | — |
| 4 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
Words derived from “nationality”