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

Definitions

  1. to govern

Ancestry of “guverna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgouvernerto govern; to steer
2Old Frenchgovernerto guide; to steer; to govern
3Latingubernōto pilot, steer a ship
4Ancient Greekκυβερνάωto steer, drive, am a steersman, pilot; to guide,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷerb-to rotate, turn, turn around; to turn

Words derived from “guverna”

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