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Where does “gobierno” come from?

gobierno (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish gouierno, from Old Spanish gouernar, from Latin gubernare, from Latin guberno — I pilot, steer a ship; I govern, manage.

gobierno (Spanish): government

Definitions

  1. government

Ancestry of “gobierno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishgouiernogovernment
2Old Spanishgouernarto govern
3Latingubernarepresent active infinitive of gubernō;...
4LatingubernoI pilot, steer a ship; I govern, manage

Words derived from “gobierno”

  • antigobierno
  • cogobierno
  • narcogobierno
  • gobyerno
  • gobernu
  • gobierno
  • gobietno
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