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Where does “gestore” come from?

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

gestore (Italian): manager

Definitions

  1. manager

Ancestry of “gestore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingestorwho performs actions of gerere; first-person...
2Latingestuscarried, having been carried, borne, having been...
3Latingerō—
4Proto-Italicgezōcarry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-es-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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