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Where does “governer” come from?

governer (Old French) comes from Latin gubernō, from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω, from Proto-Indo-European kʷerb- — to rotate, turn, turn around; to turn.

governer (Old French): to guide; to steer; to govern

Definitions

  1. to guide; to steer; to govern

Ancestry of “governer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “governer”

  • government
  • governing
  • governmental
  • govern
  • nongovernmental
  • intergovernmental
  • ungovernable
  • governmentality
  • misgovernment
  • nongovernment
  • antigovernment
  • governable
  • governmentally
  • intergovernmentalism
  • governmentwide
  • progovernment
  • intergovernmentalist
  • misgovern
  • ungovernability
  • intragovernmental
  • governeth
  • quasigovernmental
  • ungovernably
  • subgovernment
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