English
gubernatrix
Gubernatrix comes from Latin gubernātrīx ‘female equivalent of gubernātor’, from gubernō ‘to pilot, govern’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκυβερνάω‘to steer, drive, pilot, to be a steersman’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgubernō‘to pilot, govern’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgubernātrīx‘female equivalent of gubernātor’
- Englishearliest quotation 2005gubernatrix
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκυβερνάω‘to steer, drive, pilot, to be a steersman’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgubernō‘to pilot, govern’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgubernātrīx‘female equivalent of gubernātor’
- Englishearliest quotation 2005gubernatrix
Earliest quotation: 2005, Caroline P. Murphy, The Pope's Daughter: “The year 1527 marked Felice's tenth anniversary as gubernatrix…”
Linked words
through Ancient Greek κύρβεις ‘turnable wooden cylinders’
through Ancient Greek κυβερνάω ‘to steer, drive, pilot, to be a steersman’
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through Latin gubernō ‘to pilot, govern’
Today it means
noun A female governor.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κυβερνάω / gubernatrix