Where does “nationette” come from?
nationette (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.
nationette (English): A very small nation or country; a microstate
Definitions
- A very small nation or country; a microstate
Ancestry of “nationette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nation | A historically constituted, stable community of... |
| 2 | Middle English | nacioun | nation, country; people, race, tribe; People with... |
| 3 | Old French | nacion | birth; nation |
| 4 | Latin | nātiō | birth |
| 5 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 6 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |