Where does “nationaliteetti” come from?
nationaliteetti (Finnish) comes from Swedish nationalitet, from Swedish national-, from Latin nationalis, from Latin nātiō, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Ancestry of “nationaliteetti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | nationalitet | nationality |
| 2 | Swedish | national- | national |
| 3 | Latin | nationalis | national |
| 4 | Latin | nātiō | birth |
| 5 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 6 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |