Where does “generalsekretariat” come from?
generalsekretariat (Swedish) comes from Swedish sekretariat, from German Sekretariat, from French secrétariat, from Medieval Latin secretariatus, from Latin sēcrētārius, from Latin sēcrētus, from Ancient Greek ἀγωγός, from Ancient Greek ἄγω — to drive.
generalsekretariat (Swedish): a secretariat general
Definitions
- a secretariat general
Ancestry of “generalsekretariat”, step by step
generalsekretariat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sekretariat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sekretariat | a secretariat, an office |
| 2 | German | Sekretariat | a central office in any business or institution (or a department thereof), responsible for correspondence, making appointments, and general administrative support |
| 3 | French | secrétariat | secretariat; office; secretarial work |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | secretariatus | — |
| 5 | Latin | sēcrētārius | a privy councillor |
| 6 | Latin | sēcrētus | put apart, sundered, severed, separated, having been separated |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀγωγός | leading, guiding; guide, escort; leading to |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἄγω | to lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | ágō | to lead, to guide |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
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 |