Where does “nazzjonalist” come from?
nazzjonalist (Maltese) comes from Italian nazionalista, from Italian nazionale, from Italian nazione, from Latin nātiō, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
nazzjonalist (Maltese): nationalist
Definitions
- nationalist
Ancestry of “nazzjonalist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | nazionalista | nationalist |
| 2 | Italian | nazionale | national, domestic, home; national sports team;... |
| 3 | Italian | nazione | nation |
| 4 | Latin | nātiō | birth |
| 5 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 6 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |