myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of generale

1. Etymology of the Italian word generale

the Italian word generale

derived 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-

Dutch generaal, English general, French général, German General, German generell, Latin generalis, Lithuanian generolas, Norwegian general, Norwegian generell, Polish general, Portuguese geral, Russian генерал, Spanish general, Swedish general, Swedish generell

derived from the Italian word generale