Where does “nasyonalite” come from?
nasyonalite (Haitian Creole) comes from French nationalité, from French national, 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.
nasyonalite (Haitian Creole): nationality
Definitions
- nationality
Ancestry of “nasyonalite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | nationalité | nationality |
| 2 | French | national | national |
| 3 | French | nation | nation |
| 4 | Middle French | nation | nation |
| 5 | Old French | nacion | birth; nation |
| 6 | Latin | nātiō | birth |
| 7 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 8 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |