Where does “gestureless” come from?

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

gestureless (English): Without the use of gesture

Definitions

  1. Without the use of gesture

Ancestry of “gestureless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgestureA motion of the limbs or body, especially one...
2Latingesturanominative feminine singular of gestūrus;...
3Latingerōto carry, bear
4Proto-Italicgezōcarry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-es-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “gestureless”

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