Where does “nazionalismo” come from?
nazionalismo (Italian) comes from Spanish nazi, from German nazī, from German Nationalsozialist, from German national, from French national, from French nation, from Middle French nation, from Old French nacion — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
nazionalismo (Italian): nationalism
Definitions
- nationalism
Ancestry of “nazionalismo”, step by step
nazionalismo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish nazi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | nazi | Nazi |
| 2 | German | nazī | a member or (ideological) supporter of the Nazi Party, Nazism, or neo-Nazism; a National Socialist |
| 3 | German | Nationalsozialist | National Socialist |
| 4 | German | national | national; nationwide, national; nationalist |
| 5 | French | national | national |
| 6 | French | nation | nation |
| 7 | Middle French | nation | nation |
| 8 | Old French | nacion | birth; nation |
| 9 | Latin | nātiō | birth |
| 10 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 11 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Spanish nacionalismo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | nacionalismo | nationalism |
| 2 | Spanish | -ismo | -ism |
| 3 | French | féminisme | feminism |
| 4 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 5 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 6 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |