Where does “Militärgouverneurin” come from?
Militärgouverneurin (German) comes from German Militärgouverneur, from German Gouverneur, from French gouverneur, from Middle French gouverneur, from Old French gouvreneur, from Latin gubernātor, from Ancient Greek κυβερνήτης, from Ancient Greek -τής — passed , crossed.
Militärgouverneurin (German): military governor (female)
Definitions
- military governor (female)
Ancestry of “Militärgouverneurin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Militärgouverneur | military governor |
| 2 | German | Gouverneur | governor |
| 3 | French | gouverneur | governor |
| 4 | Middle French | gouverneur | governor |
| 5 | Old French | gouvreneur | governor; steersman |
| 6 | Latin | gubernātor | Helmsman or pilot of a boat |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κυβερνήτης | captain, steersman, pilot, navigator; guide,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |