Where does “kāwanatanga” come from?
kāwanatanga (Maori) comes from Maori kāwana, from English governor, from Middle English govenour, from Old French gouvreneur, from Latin gubernātor, from Ancient Greek κυβερνήτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα — passed , crossed.
kāwanatanga (Maori): Government
Definitions
- Government
Ancestry of “kāwanatanga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maori | kāwana | A governor; To govern |
| 2 | English | governor | The chief executive officer of a first-level... |
| 3 | Middle English | govenour | — |
| 4 | Old French | gouvreneur | governor; steersman |
| 5 | Latin | gubernātor | Helmsman or pilot of a boat |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κυβερνήτης | captain, steersman, pilot, navigator; guide,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |