Where does “geste” come from?
geste (Dutch) comes from French geste, from Latin gestus, from Latin gerō, from Proto-Italic gezō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-es-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
geste (Dutch): gesture, movement of an appendix or body;...
Definitions
- gesture, movement of an appendix or body;...
Ancestry of “geste”, step by step
geste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French geste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | geste | gesture; move, motion; saga, especially a cycle... |
| 2 | Latin | gestus | carried, having been carried, borne, having been... |
| 3 | Latin | gerō | to carry, bear |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gezō | carry, bear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ǵ-es- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Latin gestura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | gestura | nominative feminine singular of gestūrus;... |