Where does “Generalmobilmachung” come from?
Generalmobilmachung (German) comes from German Mobilmachung, from German mobilmachen, from German mobil, from German automobil, from Spanish automóvil, from Russian автомоби́ль, from French automobile, from French auto- — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
Generalmobilmachung (German): full mobilization
Definitions
- full mobilization
Ancestry of “Generalmobilmachung”, step by step
Generalmobilmachung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Mobilmachung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mobilmachung | mobilization |
| 2 | German | mobilmachen | to mobilize |
| 3 | German | mobil | mobile |
| 4 | German | automobil | automobile |
| 5 | Spanish | automóvil | automobile |
| 6 | Russian | автомоби́ль | car, automobile, motorcar |
| 7 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 8 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via German general
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | general | general |
| 2 | French | général | general; general, usual |
| 3 | Old French | 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 |