Where does “gouverner” come from?
gouverner (French) comes from Old French governer, from Latin gubernō, from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω, from Proto-Indo-European kʷerb- — to rotate, turn, turn around; to turn.
gouverner (French): to govern; to steer
Ancestry of “gouverner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | governer | to guide; to steer; to govern |
| 2 | Latin | gubernō | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κυβερνάω | to steer, drive, am a steersman, pilot; to guide,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷerb- | to rotate, turn, turn around; to turn |
Words derived from “gouverner”