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Where does “nacional” come from?

nacional (Spanish) comes from Spanish nación, 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.

nacional (Spanish): national, nationwide; national; A member of the...

Definitions

  1. national, nationwide; national; A member of the...

Ancestry of “nacional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnaciónnation
2Latinnātiō—
3Latinnātus—
4Latingnātus—
5Proto-Italicgnātos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “nacional”

  • transnacional
  • nacionalista
  • internacionalizar
  • binacional
  • internacionalmente
  • internacional
  • multi
  • multinacional
  • nacionalmente
  • antinacional
  • supranacional
  • nacionalismo
  • internacionalista
  • antinacionalista
  • antinacionalismo
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