Where does “gente” come from?

gente (Portuguese) comes 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.

gente (Portuguese): people; gens; Used in informal speech, with the...

Definitions

  1. people; gens; Used in informal speech, with the...

Ancestry of “gente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesegente—
2LatingēnsRoman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites)
3Proto-Italic*gentis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “gente”

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