Only if that is what you wish to believe...(In which case, I would say you are subjectively correct!)government
'govern'-'ment'
govern: to rule & ment from the latin 'mens' for mind
so government = to rule your mind
He comes in 'ere, with his 'logic' and his 'facts'. You can prove anything with facts!Only if that is what you wish to believe...(In which case, I would say you are subjectively correct!)
"Government comes from the term govern. From Old French governer, derived from Latin gubernare "to direct, rule, guide, govern", which is derived from the Greek kybernan (to pilot a ship).
Don't believe the nonsense you read online. There is precedent that the suffix -ment is derived from the latin mente meaning mind in some languages, particularly Old French. Words deriving from the mente sense generally have the suffix -wise or -ly, and are adverbial in nature.
But, it is also from mentum - (instrument or medium). It is this second sense that was imported into English.
In English, -ment means: the means or result of an action. Per multiple sources -ment is derived from the Latin mentum via Old French.
For example, the Online Etymological Dictionary is quite clear on this subject."
Only if that is what you wish to believe...(In which case, I would say you are subjectively correct!)
"Government comes from the term govern. From Old French governer, derived from Latin gubernare "to direct, rule, guide, govern", which is derived from the Greek kybernan (to pilot a ship).
Don't believe the nonsense you read online. There is precedent that the suffix -ment is derived from the latin mente meaning mind in some languages, particularly Old French. Words deriving from the mente sense generally have the suffix -wise or -ly, and are adverbial in nature.
But, it is also from mentum - (instrument or medium). It is this second sense that was imported into English.
In English, -ment means: the means or result of an action. Per multiple sources -ment is derived from the Latin mentum via Old French.
For example, the Online Etymological Dictionary is quite clear on this subject."
so government never seeks to control your mind?
also your excerpt there says that it comes from mente or mind...
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle French -ment, from Old French -ment, from Latin mente, ablative singular of mēns (“mind”). This Latin noun was feminine, which explains why adverbs formed with this suffix use the feminine form of the adjective; for example, vivement comes from vive (feminine form of vif) + -ment, and could be glossed as "in a lively spirit".
Suffix
-ment
Usage notes
- Used to form adverbs (from the feminine form of an adjective), most of the time equivalent to the English -wise, -ly.
rapide + -ment → rapidement
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ment#French
But the basic point is that the etymology of a word can't really say anything meaningful about the activities of the thing it represents.'
what it can tell you is about the intent of the people behind it
so government never seeks to control your mind?
also your excerpt there says that it comes from mente or mind...
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle French -ment, from Old French -ment, from Latin mente, ablative singular of mēns (“mind”). This Latin noun was feminine, which explains why adverbs formed with this suffix use the feminine form of the adjective; for example, vivement comes from vive (feminine form of vif) + -ment, and could be glossed as "in a lively spirit".
Suffix
-ment
Usage notes
- Used to form adverbs (from the feminine form of an adjective), most of the time equivalent to the English -wise, -ly.
rapide + -ment → rapidement
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ment#French
so government never seeks to control your mind?
If they did, I doubt they would name themselves something like “The Mind Overlords”...even in Latin...or old French.
why not?
they call TV 'programming' don't they?
they are literally programming your mind with TV