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Where does “gesticulation” come from?

Gesticulation comes from Middle French gesticulation, from Latin gesticulatio, a noun derived from gesticulus meaning to gesture with the body.

gesticulation (English): The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to...

Definitions

  1. The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to...

Ancestry of “gesticulation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgesticulation—
2Latingesticulatio—
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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