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Where does “nazista” come from?

nazista (Italian) comes from German nazī, from German Nationalsozialist, from German national, from French national, from French nation, from Middle French nation, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiō — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

nazista (Italian): nazi; Nazi

Definitions

  1. nazi; Nazi

Ancestry of “nazista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannazī—
2GermanNationalsozialistNational Socialist
3Germannationalnational; nationwide, national; nationalist
4Frenchnationalnational
5Frenchnationnation
6Middle Frenchnationnation
7Old Frenchnacionbirth; nation
8Latinnātiō—
9Latinnātus—
10Latingnātus—
11Proto-Italicgnātos—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
13Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “nazista”

  • antinazista
  • neonazista
  • filonazista
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →