Where does “gênant” come from?
gênant (Dutch) comes from French gênant, from French gêner, from Middle French genner, from Middle High German jenner, from Latin iānuārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
gênant (Dutch): embarrassing
Definitions
- embarrassing
Ancestry of “gênant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gênant | embarrassing; troublesome, inconvenient; present... |
| 2 | French | gêner | to hinder, hamper, bother; to bother, annoy,... |
| 3 | Middle French | genner | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | jenner | — |
| 5 | Latin | iānuārius | of January |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |