gentile

gentile · adjective, noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromgentīlis“of or belonging to the same people or nation”
2. French · borrowed fromgentil“gentile”
3. English todaygentile

Borrowed from French gentil (“gentile”), from Latin gentīlis (“of or belonging to the same people or nation”), morphologically from gēns (“clan; tribe; people, family”) + adjective suffix -īlis (“-ile”). Doublet of gentle, genteel, jaunty, and Gentoo. See also gens, gender, genus, and generation.

Gentile · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromgentīlis“of or belonging to the same people or nation”
2. French · borrowed fromgentil“gentile”
3. English todayGentile

From French gentil (“gentile”), from Latin gentīlis (“of or belonging to the same people or nation”), from gēns (“clan, tribe”) + adjective suffix -īlis (“-ile”).

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