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Where does “idirnáisiúnta” come from?

idirnáisiúnta (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.

idirnáisiúnta (Irish): international

Definitions

  1. international

Ancestry of “idirnáisiúnta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishnáisiúntanational
2Irishnáisiúnnation, people; nation, country
3Middle Englishnaciounnation, country; people, race, tribe; People with...
4Old Frenchnacionbirth; nation
5Latinnātiō—
6Latinnātus—
7Latingnātus—
8Proto-Italicgnātos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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