Where does “ugavana” come from?
ugavana (Swahili) comes from Swahili gavana, from English governor, from Middle English govenour, from Old French gouvreneur, from Latin gubernātor, from Ancient Greek κυβερνήτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα — passed , crossed.
ugavana (Swahili): governorship
Definitions
- governorship
Ancestry of “ugavana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | gavana | governor |
| 2 | English | governor | The chief executive officer of a first-level... |
| 3 | Middle English | govenour | — |
| 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 |