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Where does “Nation” come from?

Nation (German) comes from Italian nazione, 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.

Nation (German): nation

Definitions

  1. nation

Ancestry of “Nation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiannazionenation
2Latinnātiō—
3Latinnātus—
4Latingnātus—
5Proto-Italicgnātos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “Nation”

  • binational
  • national
  • nationalbewusst
  • nationalsozialistisch
  • Industrienation
  • Nationalspieler
  • deutschnational
  • Nationalspielerin
  • Nationalmannschaft
  • Nationalökonomie
  • internacieco
  • nacia
  • internacia
  • nacio
  • sennacieco
  • internacie
  • internaciona
  • internacioneso
  • internacione
  • naciono
  • nacionala
  • נאַציאָנאַל
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