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generalista.

generalist

11 characters5 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ʒe.ne.ɾaˈlis.tɐ/Brazil/ʒe.ne.ɾaˈliʃ.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/ʒɨ.nɨ.ɾɐˈliʃ.tɐ/Portugal

  1. generalist

    feminine · masculine

  2. generalist (of general interest)

    feminine · masculine

  3. generalist

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus, generis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin generālis Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. Portuguese -ista Portuguese generalista From Latin generālis + Portuguese -ista.

noun/ʒe.ne.ɾaˈlis.tɐ/Brazil/ʒe.ne.ɾaˈliʃ.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/ʒɨ.nɨ.ɾɐˈliʃ.tɐ/Portugal

  1. generalist

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine

  2. generalist; general practitioner

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus, generis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin generālis Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. Portuguese -ista Portuguese generalista From Latin generālis + Portuguese -ista.

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