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Where does “multinâtionnal” come from?

multinâtionnal (Norman) comes from Norman nâtionnal, from Norman nâtion, from Old French nacion, 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.

multinâtionnal (Norman): multinational

Definitions

  1. multinational

Ancestry of “multinâtionnal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normannâtionnalnational
2Normannâtionnation
3Old Frenchnacionbirth; nation
4Latinnātiō—
5Latinnātus—
6Latingnātus—
7Proto-Italicgnātos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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