Where does “national” come from?

national (French) comes from French nation, from Middle French nation, from Old French nacion, 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.

national (French): national

Definitions

  1. national

Ancestry of “national”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnationnation
2Middle Frenchnationnation
3Old Frenchnacionbirth; nation
4Latinnātiōbirth
5Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
6Latingnātus—
7Proto-Italicgnātosborn
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “national”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Italic gnātos →