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Re:NSA spying row: Denmark helped US gather data on European... by Lammy on Monday May 31, 2021 @06:51AM (#27342640)
Just wait until you learn what “government” means in Latin :p
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Re:NSA spying row: Denmark helped US gather data on European... by Qwertious on Monday May 31, 2021 @08:26AM (#27343355)
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/guberno#Latin

According to Wiktionary, it seems to come from steering a ship.

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Re:NSA spying row: Denmark helped US gather data on European... by bigbillheck on Monday May 31, 2021 @11:07AM (#27344784)
Has to be the same root as 'cybernetic'.
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Re:NSA spying row: Denmark helped US gather data on European... by niksakl on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @06:56AM (#27352760)
...which has the root of the Greek verb "κυβερνώ", which means "to govern", and is also the root of Kubernetes, which means "governor/captain" :)
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