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Where does “Gentoo” come from?

Gentoo derives from Portuguese gentio, from Latin genitivus and Latin gigno, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- and ǵíǵnh₁-, roots meaning to beget or produce.

Gentoo (English): A non-Muslim inhabitant of India, a Hindu;...

Definitions

  1. A non-Muslim inhabitant of India, a Hindu;...

Ancestry of “Gentoo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegentiogentile; heathen
2LatingenitivusAlternative form of genetīvus; pertaining to...
3Latingenitusbegotten; engendered; produced
4Latingigneresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5Latingenereablative singular of genus; to beget, produce
6Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
7Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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