Where does “nacio” come from?
nacio (Esperanto) comes from Russian нация, from French nation, from Middle French nation, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiō, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
nacio (Esperanto): nation
Definitions
- nation
Ancestry of “nacio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | нация | nation, people |
| 2 | French | nation | nation |
| 3 | Middle French | nation | nation |
| 4 | Old French | nacion | birth; nation |
| 5 | Latin | nātiō | birth |
| 6 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 7 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |