10-23-2011, 06:45 PM
Yep. It's the same deal. I believe Aeschylus was fond of the ship of state metaphor back in the 5th century BCE, and it's stuck around for a long time.
There is a Latin word for navigator, in fact it is navigator. Both are used by Romans, but they seem to prefer Gubernator. I guess to answer your question, for the Romans it is a word they pillage from the Greeks of yore.
There is a Latin word for navigator, in fact it is navigator. Both are used by Romans, but they seem to prefer Gubernator. I guess to answer your question, for the Romans it is a word they pillage from the Greeks of yore.
Michael Griffin
High School Teacher who knows Latin & Greek
felicior quam sus in stercu
High School Teacher who knows Latin & Greek
felicior quam sus in stercu
