Where does “ഗവണ്മെന്റ്” come from?
ഗവണ്മെന്റ് (Malayalam) 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.
ഗവണ്മെന്റ് (Malayalam): government
Definitions
- government
Ancestry of “ഗവണ്മെന്റ്”, step by step
| 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 |