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Where does “gérer” come from?

gérer (French) comes from Latin gerō, from Proto-Italic gezō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-es-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

gérer (French): to manage; to rock

Definitions

  1. to manage; to rock

Ancestry of “gérer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingerō—
2Proto-Italicgezōcarry, bear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-es-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “gérer”

  • gerant
  • gérance
  • gérant
  • infogérance
  • autogérer
  • cogérer
  • geréieren
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