Where does “Generica” come from?
Generica (English) comes from English America, from Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Generica (English): The features of the landscape such as fire hydrants, letterboxes, fast-food chains, and streets named Main, etc., that are the same throughout the United States
Definitions
- The features of the landscape such as fire hydrants, letterboxes, fast-food chains, and streets named Main, etc., that are the same throughout the United States
Ancestry of “Generica”, step by step
Generica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English America
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | America | — |
| 2 | Latin | America | — |
| 3 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via English generic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | generic | very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to... |
| 2 | Middle French | générique | — |
| 3 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |