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
Ancestry of “鵝蠻律”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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 |