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Where does “gouvernement” come from?

gouvernement (French) comes from French -ment, from Middle French -ment, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

gouvernement (French): government

Definitions

  1. government

Ancestry of “gouvernement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-mentUsed to form adverbs , most of the time...
2Middle French-mentUsed to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent...
3Old French-mentUsed to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent...
4Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
5Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
6Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “gouvernement”

  • antigouvernemental
  • paragouvernemental
  • progouvernemental
  • gouvernemental
  • gouvernement
  • guvernamental
  • gouvènman
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