Where does “generalia” come from?

generalia (English) 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.

generalia (English): generalities; general terms

Definitions

  1. generalities; general terms

Ancestry of “generalia”, 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
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