Where does “internacional” come from?
internacional (Portuguese) comes from French international, from French national, from French nation, from Middle French nation, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiō, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
internacional (Portuguese): international
Definitions
- international
Ancestry of “internacional”, step by step
internacional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French international
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | international | international |
| 2 | French | national | national |
| 3 | French | nation | nation |
| 4 | Middle French | nation | nation |
| 5 | Old French | nacion | birth; nation |
| 6 | Latin | nātiō | birth |
| 7 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 8 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Portuguese nacional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | nacional | national |