Where does “nazi” come from?
nazi (Portuguese) comes from German nazī, from German Nationalsozialist, from German national, from French national, from French nation, from Middle French nation, from Old French nacion, from Latin nātiō — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
nazi (Portuguese): Nazi member of the Nazi party
Definitions
- Nazi member of the Nazi party
Ancestry of “nazi”, step by step
nazi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German nazī
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | nazī | a member or (ideological) supporter of the Nazi Party, Nazism, or neo-Nazism; a National Socialist |
| 2 | German | Nationalsozialist | National Socialist |
| 3 | German | national | national; nationwide, national; nationalist |
| 4 | French | national | national |
| 5 | French | nation | nation |
| 6 | Middle French | nation | nation |
| 7 | Old French | nacion | birth; nation |
| 8 | Latin | nātiō | birth |
| 9 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 10 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |