Where does “gēns” come from?

gēns (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic *gentis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

gēns (Latin): Roman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites)

Definitions

  1. Roman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites)

Ancestry of “gēns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*gentis—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “gēns”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Italic *gentis →