Etymology of the English word general
the English word
generalderived from the Latin word
generalis (general; general, generic; shared by)
derived from the Latin word
genus (birth, descent, origin; noble birth; kind, sort)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*genə-Date
The earliest known usage of general in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
generalist,
generalize,
generalship,
outgeneral,
generallyCognates
Dutch
generaal, French
général, German
General, German
generell, Italian
generale, Latin
generalis, Lithuanian
generolas, Norwegian
general, Norwegian
generell, Polish
general, Portuguese
geral, Russian
генерал, Spanish
general, Swedish
general, Swedish
generellUsage
Word found in Modern English
