gens

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • Roman clan, related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name
  • tribe; people, family
  • the chief gods
  • (biblical) gentile, Gentile

Etymology

Inherited 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
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

産

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