Where does “gerundio” come from?

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

gerundio (Italian): gerund mood

Definitions

  1. gerund mood

Ancestry of “gerundio”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gerundio”

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