gens

English

/d͡ʒɛnz/, /d͡ʒɛnz/

noun
Definitions
  • (Ancient Rome) A legally defined unit of Roman society, being a collection of people related through a common ancestor by birth, marriage or adoption, possibly over many generations, and sharing the same nomen gentilicium.
  • (anthropology) A tribal subgroup whose members are characterized by having the same descent, usually along the male line.

Etymology

Derived from Latin gēns (tribe, clan, a race, nation, gens, n-g, la, family, race, people, kind) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis (production, birth), *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
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Modern world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

産

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