Where does “gobernar” come from?
gobernar (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish gobernar, from Latin gubernare, from Latin guberno — I pilot, steer a ship; I govern, manage.
gobernar (Spanish): to govern; to steer; to guide
Definitions
- to govern; to steer; to guide
Ancestry of “gobernar”, step by step
gobernar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Spanish gobernar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | gobernar | to govern |
| 2 | Latin | gubernare | present active infinitive of gubernō;... |
| 3 | Latin | guberno | I pilot, steer a ship; I govern, manage |
via Latin gubernāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | gubernāre | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κυβερνάω | to steer, drive, am a steersman, pilot; to guide,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷerb- | to rotate, turn, turn around; to turn |
Words derived from “gobernar”