Where does “letnan jenderal” come from?
letnan jenderal (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian letnan, from Dutch luitenant, from French lieutenant, from French lieu, from Middle French lieu, from Old French leu, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus — to put, to place; to locate.
letnan jenderal (Indonesian): lieutenant general
Definitions
- lieutenant general
Ancestry of “letnan jenderal”, step by step
letnan jenderal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian letnan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | letnan | lieutenant |
| 2 | Dutch | luitenant | lieutenant |
| 3 | French | lieutenant | lieutenant |
| 4 | French | lieu | place; any of several fish from the Pollachius... |
| 5 | Middle French | lieu | place |
| 6 | Old French | leu | wolf; place |
| 7 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 8 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via Indonesian jenderal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | jenderal | general |
| 2 | Portuguese | general | general |
| 3 | Latin | generalis | general, generic |
| 4 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |