article_snippet.sent: Nationalisation' for example starts with 'nation,' a noun; adds '-al' to create an adjective; adds '-is(a)' to form a verb; and ends with '-tion,' to form another noun, albeit with a new meaning. '
article_snippet.sent: The same analysis applies to words in Romance languages that have been described elsewhere as remnants of formless proto-languages.
article_snippet.sent: In Italian, 'porta asciuga-mani' - literally 'carry dry-hands,' but today colloquially meaning 'towel holder' - is one such case, where a compound derived from old words has a clear internal structure.