Where does “gentīlis” come from?

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

gentīlis (Latin): of or belonging to the same family or gēns: kinsman

Definitions

  1. of or belonging to the same family or gēns: kinsman

Ancestry of “gentīlis”, step by step

gentīlis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin gēns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingēnsRoman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites)
2Proto-Italic*gentis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Hebrew גּוֹי

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewגּוֹיnation; gentile

Words derived from “gentīlis”

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