Where does “internaciona” come from?
internaciona (Ido) comes from Esperanto internacia, from Esperanto nacio, from Russian нация, from French nation, from Middle French nation, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiō, from Latin nātus — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
internaciona (Ido): international
Definitions
- international
Ancestry of “internaciona”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | internacia | international |
| 2 | Esperanto | nacio | nation |
| 3 | Russian | нация | nation, people |
| 4 | French | nation | nation |
| 5 | Middle French | nation | nation |
| 6 | Old French | nacion | birth; nation |
| 7 | Latin | nātiō | birth |
| 8 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 9 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |