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Where does “gesticulatory” come from?

gesticulatory (English) comes from English gesticulate, from Latin gesticulor, 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.

gesticulatory (English): Of or relating to a gesticulation; Making...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a gesticulation; Making...

Ancestry of “gesticulatory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgesticulateTo make gestures or motions, as in speaking; To...
2Latingesticulor—
3Latingesticulusa mimic gesture; mimic gesture
4Latingestuscarried, having been carried, borne, having been...
5Latingerō—
6Proto-Italicgezōcarry, bear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-es-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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