Where does “luitenant-generaal” come from?
luitenant-generaal (Dutch) comes from Dutch luitenant, from French lieutenant, from French lieu, from Middle French lieu, from Old French leu, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
luitenant-generaal (Dutch): lieutenant general
Definitions
- lieutenant general
Ancestry of “luitenant-generaal”, step by step
luitenant-generaal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch luitenant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | luitenant | lieutenant |
| 2 | French | lieutenant | lieutenant |
| 3 | French | lieu | place; any of several fish from the Pollachius... |
| 4 | Middle French | lieu | place |
| 5 | Old French | leu | wolf; place |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via Dutch generaal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | generaal | general; full general; general officer |
| 2 | French | général | general; general, usual |
| 3 | Old French | general | general |
| 4 | Latin | generalis | general, generic |
| 5 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |