myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of general

Etymology of the Spanish word general

the Spanish word general

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, Italian generale, Latin generalis, Lithuanian generolas, Norwegian general, Norwegian generell, Polish general, Portuguese geral, Russian генерал, Swedish general, Swedish generell