Where does “governmentish” come from?
governmentish (English) comes from English government, from Middle English governement, from Old French governement, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
governmentish (English): Resembling or characteristic of government
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of government
Ancestry of “governmentish”, step by step
governmentish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English government
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | government | The body with the power to make and/or enforce... |
| 2 | Middle English | governement | The action of governing; a method of control; A... |
| 3 | Old French | governement | government |
| 4 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 5 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 6 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |