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Where does “governail” come from?

governail (Old French) comes from Latin gubernaculum, from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Ancestry of “governail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingubernaculumthe steering-oar, helm, rudder; management
2Latin-culumnominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative...
3Proto-Italic-klom—
4Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
5Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
6Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “governail”

  • governail
  • gouvernail
  • governaile
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