Where does “generallöjtnant” come from?
generallöjtnant (Swedish) comes from Swedish löjtnant, from German Leutnant, from French lieutenant, from French lieu, from Middle French lieu, from Old French leu, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus — to put, to place; to locate.
generallöjtnant (Swedish): a lieutenant general; an Air Marshal
Definitions
- a lieutenant general; an Air Marshal
Ancestry of “generallöjtnant”, step by step
generallöjtnant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish löjtnant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | löjtnant | lieutenant, a low-ranking military officer |
| 2 | German | Leutnant | lieutenant |
| 3 | French | lieutenant | lieutenant |
| 4 | French | lieu | place; any of several fish from the Pollachius... |
| 5 | Middle French | lieu | place |
| 6 | Old French | leu | wolf; place |
| 7 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 8 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
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 |