Etymology of the English word gentry
the English word
gentryderived from the Old French word
genteriederived from the Old French word
genterisederived from the Old French word
gentilderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of gentry in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
gentrifyUsage
Word found in Modern English
