Where does “gesturelessness” come from?
gesturelessness (English) comes from English gestureless, 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.
gesturelessness (English): Absence of gestures
Definitions
- Absence of gestures
Ancestry of “gesturelessness”, step by step
gesturelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gestureless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gestureless | Without the use of gesture |
| 2 | English | gesture | A motion of the limbs or body, especially one... |
| 3 | Latin | gestura | nominative feminine singular of gestūrus;... |
| 4 | Latin | gerō | to carry, bear |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | gezō | carry, bear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ǵ-es- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |