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There is probably some explanation, but I don’t think the etymology is any more transparent to native speakers than it is to you. It’s just one of those words w
by umanwizard 5y ago
There is probably some explanation, but I don’t think the etymology is any more transparent to native speakers than it is to you. It’s just one of those words whose meaning has drifted over time.
- ghaff 5y agoThe modern sense of executive seems to be originally a US thing related to the executive branch of government. Which does indeed carry out laws and policies but also, especially in more modern times, is the branch of government that's most "in charge."