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Where does “guvernantă” come from?

guvernantă (Romanian) comes from Romanian guvernant, from French gouvernant — present participle of gouverner; governing.

guvernantă (Romanian): governess; nominative feminine singular of...

Definitions

  1. governess; nominative feminine singular of...

Ancestry of “guvernantă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianguvernantgoverning; governor
2Frenchgouvernantpresent participle of gouverner; governing
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