Where does “nationwidely” come from?
nationwidely (English) comes from English nationwide, from English nation, from Middle English nacioun, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiō, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
nationwidely (English): Misconstruction of nationwide
Definitions
- Misconstruction of nationwide
Ancestry of “nationwidely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | nationwide | Extending throughout an entire nation; Throughout... |
| 2 | English | nation | A historically constituted, stable community of... |
| 3 | Middle English | nacioun | nation, country; people, race, tribe; People with... |
| 4 | Old French | nacion | birth; nation |
| 5 | Latin | nātiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | nātus | — |
| 7 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |