intergubernamental

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-tér

Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér

Proto-Italic *n̥ter

Latin inter

Latin inter-lbor.

Spanish inter-

Spanish gubernamental

Spanish intergubernamental

From inter- + gubernamental.

Adjective

intergubernamental m or f (masculine and feminine plural intergubernamentales)

1. intergovernmental
   • 2015 July 23, “Réquiem por la idea de Europa”, in El País‎^[1], Madrid: Ediciones El País, S.L., →ISSN, archived from the original on 21 February 2026:

     Una Alemania que ejerza su poder hegemónico mediante el método comunitario, que no inspire miedo a los socios, ni explote en exclusivo beneficio nacional el método intergubernamental tan querido de la euroescéptica canciller Merkel.

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Further reading

• “intergubernamental”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026