Where does “общеобразовательный” come from?

общеобразовательный (Russian) comes from Russian образова́тельный, from Russian образова́ть, from Russian -ова́ть, from Proto-Slavic -ovati — Creates verbs out of nouns and adjectives.

общеобразовательный (Russian): general, nonspecialized

Definitions

  1. general, nonspecialized

Ancestry of “общеобразовательный”, step by step

общеобразовательный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian образова́тельный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобразова́тельныйeducational, informative
2Russianобразова́тьto form, to make, to make up, to produce
3Russian-ова́тьUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives, or foreign verbs
4Proto-Slavic-ovatiCreates verbs out of nouns and adjectives

via Russian о́бщий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianо́бщийgeneral, total; common
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ovatiEvery word from Russian -ова́тьEvery word from Russian образова́ть