Where does “transnationalism” come from?
Transnationalism is an English formation from national, ultimately from Latin nationem (nation, people) and damnum (loss, harm) via the Latin suffix -tio.
transnationalism (English): Support for culture or business that crosses...
Definitions
- Support for culture or business that crosses...
Ancestry of “transnationalism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | transnational | Between or beyond national boundaries; Involving... |
| 2 | English | national | Of or having to do with a nation; Of or having to... |
| 3 | Latin | nātiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | nātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |