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