Where does “generosissimo” come from?
generosissimo (Italian) comes from Italian generoso, from Latin generōsus, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Ancestry of “generosissimo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | generoso | generous; liberal, prodigal; rich, fertile |
| 2 | Latin | generōsus | well-born, well-bred, noble |
| 3 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |