Where does “gobierno” come from?
gobierno (Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl) comes from Spanish gobierno, from Old Spanish gouierno, from Old Spanish gouernar, from Latin gubernare, from Latin guberno — I pilot, steer a ship; I govern, manage.
gobierno (Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl): government
Ancestry of “gobierno”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | gobierno | government |
| 2 | Old Spanish | gouierno | government |
| 3 | Old Spanish | gouernar | to govern |
| 4 | Latin | gubernare | present active infinitive of gubernō;... |
| 5 | Latin | guberno | I pilot, steer a ship; I govern, manage |