Where does “general” come from?

general (Anglo-Norman) comes from Latin generalis, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

general (Anglo-Norman): general

Definitions

  1. general

Ancestry of “general”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingeneralisgeneral, generic
2Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
3Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “general”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os →Every word from Proto-Italic genos →
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