Where does “gentilmente” come from?

gentilmente (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese gentil, from Old Portuguese 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.

gentilmente (Portuguese): gently

Definitions

  1. gently

Ancestry of “gentilmente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegentilgentle; amiable; kind; elegant; gentle; polite;...
2Old Portuguesegentil—
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin gentīlis →