Where does “náisiúntacht” come from?
náisiúntacht (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.
náisiúntacht (Irish): nationality; nationhood
Definitions
- nationality; nationhood
Ancestry of “náisiúntacht”, step by step
náisiúntacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish náisiúnta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | birth |
| 6 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 7 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |