gouvèrner
Norman
verb
Definitions
- (Jersey) to govern
- (Jersey) to steer a ship
Etymology
Inherited from Old French governer inherited from Latin gubernō, gubernāre derived from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (I steer, drive, govern, steer).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κυβερνάω
Gloss
I steer, drive, govern, steer
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- guberno Latin
- gubernāre Latin
- gubernāre, gubernō, guberno Latin
- gubernō Latin
- gubernō, gubernāre Latin
- gouverner French
- κυβέρνησις Ancient Greek
- κυβερνάω Ancient Greek
- κυβερνητικός Ancient Greek
- *kʷerb- Proto-Indo-European
- governen Middle English
- governement Old French
- governer Old French
- gouverner Middle French