Where does “gentilly” come from?

gentilly (Middle English) comes from Middle English gentil, 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.

gentilly (Middle English): Like a member of the gentry: in the manner of someone of gentle birth

Definitions

  1. Like a member of the gentry: in the manner of someone of gentle birth

Ancestry of “gentilly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgentilcourteous, noble
2Old Frenchgentilnoble; courteous; courtly
3Latingentīlisof or belonging to the same family or gēns: kinsman
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “gentilly”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin gentīlis →