Where does “gentil” come from?

gentil (Swedish) comes from French gentilé, 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.

gentil (Swedish): elegant and generous; posh, stylish; generous

Definitions

  1. elegant and generous; posh, stylish; generous

Ancestry of “gentil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgentilédemonym
2Latingentīlisof or belonging to the same family or gēns: kinsman
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-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 →