Where does “guverna” come from?
guverna (Romanian) comes from French gouverner, from Old French governer, from Latin gubernō, from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω, from Proto-Indo-European kʷerb- — to rotate, turn, turn around; to turn.
guverna (Romanian): to govern
Ancestry of “guverna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | gouverner | to govern; to steer |
| 2 | Old French | governer | to guide; to steer; to govern |
| 3 | Latin | gubernō | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κυβερνάω | to steer, drive, am a steersman, pilot; to guide,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷerb- | to rotate, turn, turn around; to turn |
Words derived from “guverna”