Where does “viceguvernor” come from?
viceguvernor (Romanian) comes from Romanian guvernor, from French gouverneur, from Middle French gouverneur, from Old French gouvreneur, from Latin gubernātor, from Ancient Greek κυβερνήτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα — passed , crossed.
viceguvernor (Romanian): vice governor
Definitions
- vice governor
Ancestry of “viceguvernor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | guvernor | governor |
| 2 | French | gouverneur | governor |
| 3 | Middle French | gouverneur | governor |
| 4 | Old French | gouvreneur | governor; steersman |
| 5 | Latin | gubernātor | Helmsman or pilot of a boat |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κυβερνήτης | captain, steersman, pilot, navigator; guide,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |