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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 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 | kohl, antimony paste |
Words derived from “governmental”
- nongovernmental
- intergovernmental
- governmentality
- governmentally
- intergovernmentalism
- intergovernmentalist
- intragovernmental
- quasigovernmental
- antigovernmental
- semigovernmental
- intergovernmentally
- governmentalize
- multigovernmental
- supergovernmental
- non-governmental
- pseudogovernmental
- countergovernmental
- extragovernmental
- governmentalese
- governmentalism
- governmentalist
- governmentalization
- supragovernmental