Where does “supergeneralist” come from?
supergeneralist (English) comes from English generalist, 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 — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
supergeneralist (English): An exceptional generalist; a person with very...
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- An exceptional generalist; a person with very...
Ancestry of “supergeneralist”, step by step
supergeneralist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English generalist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | generalist | A person with a broad general knowledge,... |
| 2 | English | General | The military officer title |
| 3 | Middle English | general | universal, complete; comprehensive, wide-ranging;... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | general | general |
| 5 | Latin | generalis | general, generic |
| 6 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English super
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | super | Of excellent quality, superfine; better than... |
| 2 | English | super-ego | Alternative spelling of superego |
| 3 | German | Über-Ich | superego |
| 4 | German | Ich | ego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc |
| 5 | Middle High German | ich | I |
| 6 | Old High German | ih | I |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ik | I |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ek | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |