Where does “gesticular” come from?
gesticular (Catalan) comes from Latin gesticulari, from Latin gesticulus, from Latin gestus, from Latin gerō, from Proto-Italic gezō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-es-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
gesticular (Catalan): to gesticulate
Ancestry of “gesticular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | gesticulari | to gesticulate |
| 2 | Latin | gesticulus | a mimic gesture; mimic gesture |
| 3 | Latin | gestus | carried, having been carried, borne, having been... |
| 4 | Latin | gerō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | gezō | carry, bear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ǵ-es- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |