Where does “*gentis” come from?
*gentis (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
Ancestry of “*gentis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |