general
Middle English
/dʒɛnəˈraːl/
adj
Definitions
- universal, complete
- comprehensive, wide-ranging
- general, widely useable or applicable
- common, widely present
Etymology
Borrowed from general borrowed from Middle French general derived from Latin generālis (general).
Origin
Latin
generālis
Gloss
general
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- general English
- general hospital English
- generalcy English
- generaless English
- generalise English
- generalism English
- generalist English
- generalistic English
- generality English
- generalization English
- generalize English
- generally English
- generalness English
- generalship English
- nongeneral English
- outgeneral English
- overgeneral English
- ungeneralled English
- witchfinder general English
- generaliter Latin
- generālis Latin
- General German
- général French
- general Spanish, Castilian
- *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- general Portuguese
- ゼネラル Japanese
- general Old French
- general Catalan, Valencian
- जनरल Hindi
- jeneral Malay
- Generol Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- general Middle French
- gẽeral Old Portuguese
- jenerali Swahili
- جنرل Urdu
- jenerel Tok Pisin
- general xno
- chvnvl Choctaw