Where does “generall” come from?
General comes from Middle English general, from Middle French general, from Latin generalis meaning "of or relating to a genus or kind," derived from Latin -alis and Proto-Italic genos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- meaning "to beget or produce."
generall (English): Archaic spelling of general
Definitions
- Archaic spelling of general
Ancestry of “generall”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | general | Including or involving every part or member of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | general | universal, complete; comprehensive, wide-ranging;... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | 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 |