Etymology

gent

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Today it means: A gentleman. Full definition →

Middle English gent ← Old French gent ← Latin genitum
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gent · noun1

Short for gentleman.

gent · adjective2

  1. Latin · derived fromgenitum“born”
  2. Old French · derived fromgent
  3. Middle English · inherited fromgent
  4. English todaygent

From Middle English gent, from Old French gent, ultimately from Latin genitum (“born”).

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