Where does “governar” come from?

governar (Occitan) comes from Latin gubernāre, from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω, from Proto-Indo-European kʷerb- — to rotate, turn, turn around; to turn.

governar (Occitan): to govern; to steer, pilot

Definitions

  1. to govern; to steer, pilot

Ancestry of “governar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingubernāre—
2Ancient Greekκυβερνάωto steer, drive, am a steersman, pilot; to guide,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷerb-to rotate, turn, turn around; to turn

Words derived from “governar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷerb- →Every word from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω →Every word from Latin gubernāre →
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