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Where does “internacia” come from?

internacia (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto nacio, from Russian нация, from French nation, from Middle French nation, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiō, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

internacia (Esperanto): international

Definitions

  1. international

Ancestry of “internacia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantonacionation
2Russianнацияnation, people
3Frenchnationnation
4Middle Frenchnationnation
5Old Frenchnacionbirth; nation
6Latinnātiō—
7Latinnātus—
8Latingnātus—
9Proto-Italicgnātos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “internacia”

  • internacieco
  • internacie
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