Where does “orgeneral” come from?

orgeneral (Turkish) comes from Turkish general, from Latin generalis, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

orgeneral (Turkish): army commander, general of the army

Definitions

  1. army commander, general of the army

Ancestry of “orgeneral”, step by step

orgeneral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish general

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgeneralgeneral
2Latingeneralisgeneral, generic
3Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
4Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Turkish ordu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishorduarmy
2Ottoman Turkishاردوmilitary camp
3Proto-Turkicorduarmy, camp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os →Every word from Proto-Italic genos →