Where does “supranational” come from?

Supranational derives from English national, which comes from English nation, from Latin nātiō (a being born, people), from the root of Latin damnum (loss, harm) and the Proto-Indo-European suffix -tio.

supranational (English): Beyond the borders or scope of any one nation;...

Definitions

  1. Beyond the borders or scope of any one nation;...

Ancestry of “supranational”, 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

Words derived from “supranational

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-