Etymology

Nazify

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Today it means: To subject or convert to Nazism (National Socialism). Full definition →

English Nazi ← German Nazi ← French socia
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁tis
  3. Proto-Italic*gnātiō
  4. Latinnātiō
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. New Latinnātionālis
  8. Germannational
  9. Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷéh₂
  11. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷh₂ṓy
  12. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷyós
  13. Proto-Italic*sokjos
  14. Latinsokios
  15. Latinsocius
  16. Latinsociālis
  17. Frenchsocia
  18. Germansozial
  19. GermanSozialist
  20. GermanNationalsozialist
  21. GermanSoziinflu.
  22. GermanNazi
  23. EnglishNazi
  24. English todayNazify

From Nazi + -fy.

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