Where does “gentis” come from?
gentis (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese gente, from Old Portuguese gente, from Latin gēns, from Proto-Italic *gentis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
gentis (Kabuverdianu): man, human being
Ancestry of “gentis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | gente | people; gens; Used in informal speech, with the... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | gente | — |
| 3 | Latin | gēns | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *gentis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |