Where does “plurinationalism” come from?
plurinationalism (English) comes from English plurinational, from Romanian național, from French national, from French nation, from Middle French nation, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiō, from Latin nātus — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
plurinationalism (English): A plurinational approach or policy
Definitions
- A plurinational approach or policy
Ancestry of “plurinationalism”, step by step
plurinationalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plurinational
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plurinational | Describing a state containing large groups of... |
| 2 | Romanian | național | national |
| 3 | French | national | national |
| 4 | French | nation | nation |
| 5 | Middle French | nation | nation |
| 6 | Old French | nacion | birth; nation |
| 7 | Latin | nātiō | birth |
| 8 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 9 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |