Where does “gesturement” come from?

gesturement (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.

gesturement (English): Act of making gestures; gesturing

Definitions

  1. Act of making gestures; gesturing

Ancestry of “gesturement”, step by step

gesturement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gesture

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

via English ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmentsimple past tense and past participle of meng;...
2Korean멘트—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-es- →Every word from Proto-Italic gezō →