Origin: Latin suffix -al
Governmental has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
relating to or dealing with the affairs or structure of government or politics or the state
"governmental policy"
"public confidence and governmental morale"
Relating to a government
"The governmental agency announced new regulations for the upcoming election."
The word governmental comes from combining the noun government with the suffix -al to form an adjective. It was created directly from its root without a shift in meaning or borrowing from another language.