Where does “nacionalidade” come from?
nacionalidade (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese nacional, 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.
nacionalidade (Portuguese): nationality
Definitions
- nationality
Ancestry of “nacionalidade”, step by step
nacionalidade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese nacional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | nacional | national |
| 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 Galician nacional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | nacional | national |