governor

Words with a similar base: governor

'governor'

[governor.n.01] as in: the head of a state government

'governor'

[governor.n.02] as in: a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)

Origins

					governor (English)
└── govenour (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── gouvreneur (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── gubernator (Latin)
            ├── guberno (Latin)
            │   └── -ial (Latin)
            └── κυβερνήτης (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
                └── κυβερνάω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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