Gentile

English

/ˈd͡ʒɛntaɪl/

noun
Definitions
  • (a non-Jewish person).
  • (Mormonism) A non-Mormon person (including Jews).

Etymology

Borrowed from French gentil (gentile) derived from Latin gentīlis (of a people nation, of non-gloss definition, of belonging to the same people nation, belonging to the same family) root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵenh₁-

Gloss

produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

産

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