Where does “generalinspektör” come from?

generalinspektör (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.

generalinspektör (Swedish): an inspector-general

Definitions

  1. an inspector-general

Ancestry of “generalinspektör”, step by step

generalinspektör traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish general

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgenerala general; a military title; an Air Chief Marshal
2Germangeneralgeneral
3Frenchgénéralgeneral; general, usual
4Old Frenchgeneralgeneral
5Latingeneralisgeneral, generic
6Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
7Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Swedish inspektör

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishinspektöran inspector, an officer; an inspector; a...
2Latininspectorviewer, observer, onlooker; inspector, examiner;...
3LatininspicioI examine or inspect; I consider or contemplate;...
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁osEvery word from Proto-Italic genos