Etymology of the French word nation
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 nation in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
nationalDerivations in other languages
English
nationCognates
Dutch
natie, English
nation, German
Nation, Italian
nazione, Latin
natio, Lithuanian
nacija, Norwegian
nasjon, Portuguese
nação, Russian
нация, Spanish
nación, Spanish
nacion, Swedish
nationUsage
Word found in Old French
