Italian word nazione comes from Proto-Indo-European *-tis (Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.), Proto-Indo-European *genh₁-, Proto-Indo-European - -tós
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *-tis | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots. |
| *genh₁- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to procreate |
| - -tós | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *ǵn̥h₁tí- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *ǵn̥h₁tós | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Begotten, produced. |
| *gnātis | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| gnascor | Latin (lat) | |
| *gnātos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| *gnātiō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Family. |
| natus | Latin (lat) | (of plants) growth, growing. Son. Son, birth, age, years. |
| nationis | Latin (lat) | |
| nazione | Italian (ita) | Nation. |