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Pronunciation

  • Classical: [naː.ti.oːˈnaː.lɪs][1]
  • Ecclesiastical: [nat.t͡si.oˈnaː.lis][1]

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]

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