Where does “governement” come from?
governement (Middle English) comes 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.
governement (Middle English): The action of governing; a method of control; A...
Definitions
- The action of governing; a method of control; A...
Ancestry of “governement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | governement | government |
| 2 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 3 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 4 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
Words derived from “governement”
- government
- governmental
- nongovernmental
- intergovernmental
- governmentality
- misgovernment
- nongovernment
- antigovernment
- governmentally
- intergovernmentalism
- governmentwide
- progovernment
- intergovernmentalist
- intragovernmental
- quasigovernmental
- subgovernment
- antigovernmental
- semigovernmental
- quasigovernment
- intergovernmentally
- supergovernment
- governmentalize
- governmentese
- governmentism