English
genteelness
From genteel + -ness.
A compound of genteel + -ness
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce, to beget, to give birth’
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Latin gēns ‘clan’
Latin gentīlis ‘of or belonging to the same people or nation’
Old French gentil
French gentil ‘gentile’
English genteel
Today it means
noun The quality of being genteel.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / genteelness