Etymology of the French word international
the French word
internationalusing the French prefix
inter-derived from the French word
nationalderived from the Old French word
nationderived from the Latin word
natio (nation, people; birth)
derived from the Latin word
natus (birth; age, years; born, arisen; made; son; child; children)
derived from the Latin word
nasci (be born, begotten, formed; be produced spontaneously, come into existence, being)
derived from the Latin word
nascerederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-Date
The earliest known usage of international in French dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in French
internationaliser,
internationalisme,
internationaliste,
internationalement,
internationalitéDerivations in other languages
Romanian
internaţionalCognates
English
international, Italian
internazionale, Lithuanian
internacionalinis, Russian
интeрнациональный
