# Kybernētēs **Domain:** Etymology / Governance / Navigation **Doc Type:** Concept Node **Maturity:** Developing **Related:** [[Kybernetik]], [[Governor (Control Device)]], [[Cybernetic Governance]], [[Russia and Prussia Kybernetiks]] --- ## Definition The ancient Greek steersman or pilot at the helm; the root from which cybernetics and, through Latin, governor descend. ## Kybernetiks Context The term makes the political ancestry of [[Cybernetics]] visible: sensing drift, comparing heading and correcting motion are simultaneously nautical, mechanical and governmental operations. ## Backlinks [[Russia and Prussia Kybernetiks]] · [[articles/Russia and Prussia Kybernetiks|Russia and Prussia Kybernetiks]]