The Greek word κυβερνάω (kubernaō) means rudder, in Latin, the k was swapped for a g and the word became gubernaculum (it also has a medical meaning, but we won’t worry about that). This word is the root of ‘government’ in English. In Medieval Europe, Gubernaculum came to mean one of the two modes that ‘the state’ (to be a little anachronistic) could operate in.
Gubernaculum
Gubernaculum
Gubernaculum
The Greek word κυβερνάω (kubernaō) means rudder, in Latin, the k was swapped for a g and the word became gubernaculum (it also has a medical meaning, but we won’t worry about that). This word is the root of ‘government’ in English. In Medieval Europe, Gubernaculum came to mean one of the two modes that ‘the state’ (to be a little anachronistic) could operate in.