Where does “nazist” come from?
nazist (Romanian) comes from Romanian nazism, from French nazisme, from French nazi, from German nazī, from German Nationalsozialist, from German national, from French national, from French nation — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
nazist (Romanian): Nazi
Definitions
- Nazi
Ancestry of “nazist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | nazism | Nazism |
| 2 | French | nazisme | Nazism |
| 3 | French | nazi | Nazi |
| 4 | German | nazī | a member or (ideological) supporter of the Nazi Party, Nazism, or neo-Nazism; a National Socialist |
| 5 | German | Nationalsozialist | National Socialist |
| 6 | German | national | national; nationwide, national; nationalist |
| 7 | French | national | national |
| 8 | French | nation | nation |
| 9 | Middle French | nation | nation |
| 10 | Old French | nacion | birth; nation |
| 11 | Latin | nātiō | birth |
| 12 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 13 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |