Where does “governmental” come from?
Governmental derives from English government, which combines English govern (from Old French governer) with English -mental (from Old French -ment, Latin -mentum, Latin mens meaning "mind," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European méntis.
governmental (English): Relating to a government; Relating to governing
Definitions
- Relating to a government; Relating to governing
Ancestry of “governmental”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ál | — |
| 2 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 3 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 4 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 5 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 6 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 7 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 8 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |
Words derived from “governmental”