governen
Middle English
/ɡuˈvɛrnən/
verb
Definitions
- To lead a group or mass of people; to direct:
- To direct an individual or thing directly:
- To display or engage in certain behaviours or actions.
- To operate a device or machine especially a boat
- To affect or influence usually used of abstractions
- To undergo a course of treatment, restoration, or curing.
- (grammar) To depend upon or govern (a part of speech)
- (rare) To influence or affect an individual or thing directly.
Etymology
Derived from Old French governer derived from Latin gubernō (manage, steer a ship, I govern) derived from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (I steer, drive, govern, steer).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κυβερνάω
Gloss
I steer, drive, govern, steer
Concept
Semantic Field
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Ontological Category
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cogovern English
- govern English
- governable English
- governance English
- governee English
- governest English
- governeth English
- government English
- governor English
- misgovern English
- overgovern English
- agguberno Latin
- gubernabilis Latin
- gubernatio Latin
- guberno Latin
- gubernāre Latin
- gubernāre, gubernō, guberno Latin
- gubernō Latin
- gubernō, gubernāre Latin
- gouverner French
- gobernar Spanish, Castilian
- κυβέρνησις Ancient Greek
- κυβερνάω Ancient Greek
- κυβερνητικός Ancient Greek
- *kʷerb- Proto-Indo-European
- governaunce Middle English
- governement Middle English
- governeresse Middle English
- governour Middle English
- governynge Middle English
- gouvernance Old French
- gouvreneur Old French
- governement Old French
- governer Old French
- gouvèrner Norman
- gouverner Middle French