Where does “kenraalikuvernööri” come from?
kenraalikuvernööri (Finnish) comes from Finnish kenraali, from Swedish general, from German general, from French général, from Old French general, from Latin generalis, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
kenraalikuvernööri (Finnish): A governor-general
Definitions
- A governor-general
Ancestry of “kenraalikuvernööri”, step by step
kenraalikuvernööri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kenraali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kenraali | general |
| 2 | Swedish | general | a general; a military title; an Air Chief Marshal |
| 3 | German | general | general |
| 4 | French | général | general; general, usual |
| 5 | Old French | general | general |
| 6 | Latin | generalis | general, generic |
| 7 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Finnish kuvernööri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuvernööri | governor leader of a region or state |
| 2 | French | gouverneur | governor |
| 3 | Middle French | gouverneur | governor |
| 4 | Old French | gouvreneur | governor; steersman |
| 5 | Latin | gubernātor | Helmsman or pilot of a boat |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κυβερνήτης | captain, steersman, pilot, navigator; guide,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |