Where does “генерал-губернатор” come from?
генерал-губернатор (Russian) comes from Russian генера́л, 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.
генерал-губернатор (Russian): governor general
Definitions
- governor general
Ancestry of “генерал-губернатор”, step by step
генерал-губернатор traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian генера́л
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | генера́л | general |
| 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 |
via Russian губерна́тор
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | губерна́тор | governor |
| 2 | Latin | gubernātor | Helmsman or pilot of a boat |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κυβερνήτης | captain, steersman, pilot, navigator; guide,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |