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English word generous comes from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₃-, Proto-Indo-European *genes-, and later Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os (Race, lineage.)
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*ǵenh₃- (Proto-Indo-European)
*genes- (Proto-Indo-European)
*ǵénh₁os (Proto-Indo-European)
Race, lineage.
*genos (Proto-Italic)
Lineage, origin.
generis (Latin)
generosus (Latin)
(figuratively) dignified, honorable. (figuratively) generous, magnanimous. Superior, excellent. Well-born, noble.
genereux (Middle French)
Generous.
generous (English)
(obsolete) Of noble birth. [16th-19th c.]. Large, more than ample, copious. [from 17th c.]. Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous. [from 16th c.]. Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed. [from 17th c.].