gente
Italian (Fiorentino)
/ˈdʒɛn.te/
adj
Definitions
- noble
- (by extension) elegant, refined, gentle
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Occitan gent derived from Latin [homō] gentis (of noble family).
Origin
Latin
[homō] gentis
Gloss
of noble family
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- [homō] gentis Latin
- gentem Latin
- gentem, gens Latin
- gēns Latin
- gentaglia Italian
- salvagente Italian
- gjinde Albanian
- gent Old Occitan
- xente Venetian
- zente Venetian
- zento Istriot
- ginta Emilian