Where does “-gerous” come from?

-gerous (English) comes from Latin gerō, from Proto-Italic gezō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-es-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

-gerous (English): Bearing or producing

Definitions

  1. Bearing or producing

Ancestry of “-gerous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingerōto carry, bear
2Proto-Italicgezōcarry, bear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-es-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “-gerous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-es- →Every word from Proto-Italic gezō →