Where does “gente” come from?
gente (Chavacano) comes from Spanish gente, from Old Spanish yente, from Latin gēns, from Proto-Italic *gentis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
gente (Chavacano): person; people
Definitions
- person; people
Ancestry of “gente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | gente | people |
| 2 | Old Spanish | yente | clan |
| 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 |