Where does “gentleheartedness” come from?
gentleheartedness (English) comes from English gentlehearted, from English gentle, from Middle English gentil, from Old French gentil, from Latin gentīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
gentleheartedness (English): Alternative form of gentle-heartedness
Definitions
- Alternative form of gentle-heartedness
Ancestry of “gentleheartedness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | gentlehearted | Alternative form of gentle-hearted |
| 2 | English | gentle | Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly... |
| 3 | Middle English | gentil | courteous, noble |
| 4 | Old French | gentil | noble; courteous; courtly |
| 5 | Latin | gentīlis | — |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |