English
Kingitanga
Kingitanga comes from Māori kīngitanga ‘sovereignty’, from kīngi ‘to reign’, and ultimately from English king.
- English1500–presentking
- Māorimodernkīngi‘to reign’
- Māori, derivedmodernkīngitanga‘sovereignty’
- EnglishtodayKingitanga
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentking
- Māorimodernkīngi‘to reign’
- Māori, derivedmodernkīngitanga‘sovereignty’
- EnglishtodayKingitanga
Every English word from English king
Today it means
name A movement among certain Māori tribes in the 1850s, aiming to establish a status similar to monarch so as to halt the alienation of Māori land.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English king / Kingitanga