Where does “kenraaliluutnantti” come from?
kenraaliluutnantti (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.
kenraaliluutnantti (Finnish): A lieutenant general
Ancestry of “kenraaliluutnantti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kenraali | general |
| 2 | Swedish | general | a general; a military title; an Air Chief Marshal |
| 3 | German | 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 |