Where does “generalstab” come from?
generalstab (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.
generalstab (Swedish): general staff
Definitions
- general staff
Ancestry of “generalstab”, step by step
generalstab 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 |