Where does “fiach náisiúnta” come from?
fiach náisiúnta (Irish) comes from Irish náisiúnta, from Irish náisiún, from Middle English nacioun, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiō, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
fiach náisiúnta (Irish): national debt
Ancestry of “fiach náisiúnta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | náisiúnta | national |
| 2 | Irish | náisiún | nation, people; nation, country |
| 3 | Middle English | nacioun | nation, country; people, race, tribe; People with... |
| 4 | Old French | nacion | birth; nation |
| 5 | Latin | nātiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | nātus | — |
| 7 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |