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Etymology of the English word gentilism

the English word gentilism
derived from the English word gentile
derived from the Old French word gentil
derived from the Late Latin word gentilis (gentile; non-Jew; heathen; gentiles; non-Jews; heathens; of same gens; of the same house or family, tribe or race; pagan)
derived from the Latin word gens (tribe, clan; nation)
derived from the Latin word gignere (give birth to, bring forth, bear)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *genə-
using the English suffix -ism
derived from the French suffix -ism
derived from the Latin suffix -ismus
derived from the Greek suffix -ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")




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