Where does “generalguvernør” come from?
generalguvernør (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk guvernør, from French gouverneur, from Middle French gouverneur, from Old French gouvreneur, from Latin gubernātor, from Ancient Greek κυβερνήτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα — passed , crossed.
generalguvernør (Norwegian Nynorsk): governor general
Definitions
- governor general
Ancestry of “generalguvernør”, step by step
generalguvernør traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk guvernør
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | guvernør | A governor |
| 2 | French | gouverneur | governor |
| 3 | Middle French | gouverneur | governor |
| 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 |
via Norwegian Nynorsk general
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | general | a general |