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Where does “нейтралитет” come from?

нейтралитет (Russian) comes from German Neutralität, from Latin neutralitas, from Latin neutrālis, from Latin neuter, from Latin nē, from Latin gēns, from Proto-Italic *gentis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Ancestry of “нейтралитет”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNeutralitätneutrality
2Latinneutralitas—
3Latinneutrālis—
4Latinneuterneither; neuter; neuter, intransitive
5Latinnē—
6Latingēns—
7Proto-Italic*gentis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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