Latin word generosus comes from Proto-Indo-European - -os, Proto-Indo-European *genes-, and later Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os (Race, lineage.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| - -os | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *genes- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *ǵénh₁os | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Race, lineage. |
| *genos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Lineage, origin. |
| generis | Latin (lat) | |
| generosus | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) dignified, honorable. (figuratively) generous, magnanimous. Superior, excellent. Well-born, noble. |