Where does “subnational” come from?

Subnational derives from English national, which comes from English nation, ultimately from Latin nātiō, formed from the Latin root meaning "to be born" with the suffix -tiō denoting an action or result.

subnational (English): Forming a subdivision of a nation; contained...

Definitions

  1. Forming a subdivision of a nation; contained...

Ancestry of “subnational”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnationalOf or having to do with a nation; Of or having to...
2Latinnātiōbirth
3Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
4Latingnātus—
5Proto-Italicgnātosborn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Italic gnātos →