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Where does “generaless” come from?

generaless (English) comes from English General, from Middle English general, from Anglo-Norman general, 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.

generaless (English): A female general; The wife of a general

Definitions

  1. A female general; The wife of a general

Ancestry of “generaless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGeneralThe military officer title
2Middle Englishgeneraluniversal, complete; comprehensive, wide-ranging;...
3Anglo-Normangeneralgeneral
4Latingeneralisgeneral, generic
5Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
6Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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