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Stage 1 of 4
nasci
Latin · ancient
"to be born"
to be born
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Stage 2 of 4
natio
Latin · ancient
"birth, a people bound by common origin"
birth, race, a people bound by common origin, from nasci (to be born)
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Stage 3 of 4
nacion
Old French · medieval
"a people united under one government"
carried into French for a people united under one government
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Stage 4 of 4
nation
English · 1300s
"a large body of people united under one government"
settled as the English word for a large body of people under one government
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