Where does “gentrice” come from?

gentrice (English) comes from Middle English gentryse, from Old French genterise, from Old French gentil, from Latin gentīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

gentrice (English): The state or quality of being high-born;...

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being high-born;...

Ancestry of “gentrice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgentrysegentry
2Old Frenchgenterise—
3Old Frenchgentilnoble; courteous; courtly
4Latingentīlisof or belonging to the same family or gēns: kinsman
5Latin-ilis-ile
6Proto-Italic-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-elis—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin gentīlis →