Where does “zente” come from?
zente (Venetian) comes from Italian 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.
zente (Venetian): people
Definitions
- people
Ancestry of “zente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | gente | noble; elegant, refined, gentle; gens |
| 2 | Latin | gēns | Roman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites) |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *gentis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |