Where does “gérondif” come from?

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

gérondif (French): a syntactical construction of French composed of the present participle preceded with the preposition en, used to express simultaneity or manner; an adverbial participle

Definitions

  1. a syntactical construction of French composed of the present participle preceded with the preposition en, used to express simultaneity or manner; an adverbial participle

Ancestry of “gérondif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingerundīvumgerundive
2Latingerundiumgerund
3Latingerōto carry, bear
4Proto-Italicgezōcarry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-es-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “gérondif”

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