Where does “sjenerøs” come from?
sjenerøs (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French généreux, from Middle French genereux, 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.
sjenerøs (Norwegian Nynorsk): generous
Definitions
- generous
Ancestry of “sjenerøs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | généreux | generous, kind |
| 2 | Middle French | genereux | generous |
| 3 | Latin | generōsus | well-born, well-bred, noble |
| 4 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |