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Where does “neo-Nazi” come from?

neo-Nazi (English) comes from German nazī, from German Nationalsozialist, from German national, from French national, from French nation, from Middle French nation, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiō — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

neo-Nazi (English): A person who believes in a version of Nazi...

Definitions

  1. A person who believes in a version of Nazi...

Ancestry of “neo-Nazi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “neo-Nazi”

  • ネオナチ
  • 네오나치
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