Where does “naçám” come from?

naçám (Macanese) comes from Portuguese nação, from Old Portuguese naçon, from Latin nātiō, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

naçám (Macanese): nation country

Definitions

  1. nation country

Ancestry of “naçám”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenaçãonation
2Old Portuguesenaçon—
3Latinnātiōbirth
4Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
5Latingnātus—
6Proto-Italicgnātosborn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Italic gnātos →