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
- The state or quality of being high-born;...
Ancestry of “gentrice”, step by step