Where does “generalguvernement” come from?
generalguvernement (Swedish) comes from Swedish general, 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.
generalguvernement (Swedish): general governate the area ruled over by a governor-general
Definitions
- general governate the area ruled over by a governor-general
Ancestry of “generalguvernement”, step by step
generalguvernement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish general
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | general | a general; a military title; an Air Chief Marshal |
| 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 Swedish guvernement
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | guvernement | governorate |
| 2 | French | gouvernement | government |
| 3 | French | -ment | Attaches to an adjective in the feminine singular to form the corresponding adverb |
| 4 | Middle French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 5 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 6 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 7 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |