Where does “gentalla” come from?
gentalla (Catalan) comes from Catalan gent, from Old Catalan gent, from Latin gēns, from Proto-Italic *gentis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
gentalla (Catalan): rabble, riffraff
Definitions
- rabble, riffraff
Ancestry of “gentalla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | gent | people, folk |
| 2 | Old Catalan | gent | — |
| 3 | Latin | gēns | Roman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites) |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *gentis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |