English word govern comes from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω, and later Latin guberno (To govern, manage. To pilot, steer a ship.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| κυβερνάω | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| guberno | Latin (lat) | To govern, manage. To pilot, steer a ship. |
| governer | Old French (fro) | To govern. To guide; to steer. |
| govern | English (en) | (intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a government.. (intransitive) To have or exercise a determining influence.. (transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.. (transitive) To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.. (transitive) To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.. (transitive) To make and administer the [...] |