Where does “generous” come from?

Generous comes from Middle French genereux, from Latin generosus meaning of noble birth, derived from Latin genus meaning family or race, from Proto-Italic genos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- meaning to beget or produce.

generous (English): Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not...

Definitions

  1. Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not...

Ancestry of “generous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchgenereuxgenerous
2Latingenerōsuswell-born, well-bred, noble
3Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
4Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “generous”

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