Where does “trinational” come from?

trinational (English) comes from English national, from Latin nātiō, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

trinational (English): Of or relating to three nations

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to three nations

Ancestry of “trinational”, step by step

trinational traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English national

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

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

Words derived from “trinational

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tósEvery word from Proto-Italic gnātos
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