generalship

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
3. Proto-Italic*genos
4. Latingenus, generis
5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
7. Latingenerāli
8. Anglo-Normangenera
9. Middle Frenchgenera
10. Latingenerālis
11. Middle Englishgeneral
12. Englishgeneral
13. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
14. English todaygeneralship

From general + -ship.

First known use, by meaning

• from 16th c. The position or office of a general.
• from 17th c. The term of office of a military general.
• from 17th c. The skills or performance of a good general; military leadership, strategy.
• from 18th c. By extension, leadership, good management.