B. Etymology

Question 1

What is the initial definition of nationalism ?

Answer 1

” national consciousness” which is the consciousness of belonging to a specific nation and the awarness that such nation exists

Question 2

What does the Proto Indo European word gene mean and how it is related toi the concept of nation ?

Answer 2

Means give birth or to procteate and it is related to the concept of nation as the term nation derives from gene signifying the Idea of the birth or creation of communities

Question 3

What was thé original deregatory meaning if thé Latin natio

Answer 3

Referred to groups of foreigners coming from the same geographical region and their status because they were foreigners was below that of roman Empire citizens

Question 4

How did the meaning of the term natio evolve over Time in latin and greek?

Answer 4

Over Time in birth latin and greek thé term natio referred to outcasts outsiders or those standing outside religious or social communities. It later evolved toi bé applied to communities of students, ecclesiastics ans representatives of cultural and political authority

Question 5

What linguistic transformation took place inearly 16 century England regarding the term nation

Answer 5

In early 16 century England the term nation in its meaning if an elite was applied to the population of the country making it synonymous with the word people. This transformation implied the elevation of the populace toi position of a political elite

Question 6

What was the final transformation in thé meaning of nation?

Answer 6

Occured when it became associated with the uniqueness or spécifity of one community. The term was applied to the population of a specific country to signify a unique sovereign people evolving from the people to a people