Where does “鵝蠻律” come from?
鵝蠻律 (Chinese) comes from Indonesian gubernur, from Dutch gouverneur, from Middle Dutch gouverneur, from Middle French gouverneur, from Old French gouvreneur, from Latin gubernātor, from Ancient Greek κυβερνήτης, from Ancient Greek -τής — passed , crossed.
鵝蠻律 (Chinese): governor
Definitions
- governor
Ancestry of “鵝蠻律”, step by step
鵝蠻律 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian gubernur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | gubernur | governor; The chief executive officer of a... |
| 2 | Dutch | gouverneur | governor |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | gouverneur | — |
| 4 | Middle French | gouverneur | governor |
| 5 | Old French | gouvreneur | governor; steersman |
| 6 | Latin | gubernātor | Helmsman or pilot of a boat |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κυβερνήτης | captain, steersman, pilot, navigator; guide,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |