Where does “nação” come from?

nação (Portuguese) comes 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.

nação (Portuguese): nation

Definitions

nation

Ancestry of “nação”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Portuguese	naçon	—
2	Latin	nātiō	birth
3	Latin	nātus	born, arisen, made
4	Latin	gnātus	—
5	Proto-Italic	gnātos	born
6	Proto-Indo-European	ǵn̥h₁tós	begotten, produced
7	Proto-Indo-European	ǵenh₁-	to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “nação”

Estado-nação
naçám

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Italic gnātos →