Where does “генералитет” come from?
генералитет (Russian) comes from German Generalität, from German general, from French général, from Old French general, from Latin generalis, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
генералитет (Russian): supreme command, generals; higher authorities
Definitions
- supreme command, generals; higher authorities
Ancestry of “генералитет”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Generalität | generality; generals |
| 2 | German | general | general |
| 3 | French | général | general; general, usual |
| 4 | Old French | 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 |