Where does “transnational” come from?

Transnational derives from English national, which comes from English nation, tracing back through Latin nationem and the suffix -tio to Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, meaning birth or origin.

transnational (English): Between or beyond national boundaries; Involving...

Definitions

  1. Between or beyond national boundaries; Involving...

Ancestry of “transnational”, 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 “transnational”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Italic gnātos →