English
gentlehearted
From gentle + hearted.
A compound of gentle + hearted
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce, to beget, to give birth’
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Latin gens ‘[Roman] clan’
Latin gentilis ‘of the same family or clan’
Old French gentil ‘high-born, noble’
Middle English gentil ‘courteous, noble’
English gentle
Middle English herte
Middle English herted ‘having a specified disposition, emotion, or…’
English hearted
Today it means
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Etymograph / gentlehearted