nationalis

Forms

nātiōnālis (neuter nātiōnāle); third-declension two-termination adjective^[1]

Etymology

It is from Latin nātiō (“nation”) + -ālis (“relating to”), a New Latin word modelled on the modern term in various European languages.^[1]

Earliest recorded meaning

Ramminger's Neo-Latin word list quotes it from Schoppe, who wants men of the nation itself, not foreigners, raised to the cardinalate.^[2]

Semantic evolution

In New and Ecclesiastical Latin it means “national, of a nation”,^[1][3] and in Schoppe's use “of the same nation”, as opposed to foreigners.^[2] English national (1590s) is from French national.^[4]

Meanings

Adjective

1. (New Latin) national, of a nation.^[1][3]
2. (New Latin) Of the same nation, native (as opposed to foreign).^[2]

Related words

• English national

References

1. ^ a b c d e f Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c Ramminger, Johann, Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, www.neulatein.de
3. ^ a b Stelten, Leo F. (1995), Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Latin, Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson
4. ^ Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com