Where does “gentilom” come from?
gentilom (Romanian) comes from French gentilhomme, from French homme, from Middle French homme, from Old French home, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰmṓ.
gentilom (Romanian): gentleman
Definitions
- gentleman
Ancestry of “gentilom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gentilhomme | gentleman |
| 2 | French | homme | man; man, Man |
| 3 | Middle French | homme | man |
| 4 | Old French | home | man; vassal; manservant |
| 5 | Latin | homō | human, person, man |
| 6 | Old Latin | hemō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | hemō | man |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰmṓ | earthling |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |