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Where does “nazism” come from?

nazism (English) comes from English nazi, from German nazī, from German Nationalsozialist, from German national, from French national, from French nation, from Middle French nation, from Old French nacion — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

nazism (English): Alternative letter-case form of Nazism

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Nazism

Ancestry of “nazism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnaziAlternative form of Nazi
2Germannazī—
3GermanNationalsozialistNational Socialist
4Germannationalnational; nationwide, national; nationalist
5Frenchnationalnational
6Frenchnationnation
7Middle Frenchnationnation
8Old Frenchnacionbirth; nation
9Latinnātiō—
10Latinnātus—
11Latingnātus—
12Proto-Italicgnātos—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
14Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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