Where does “gestualmente” come from?
gestualmente (Italian) comes from Portuguese gestual, from Portuguese gesto, from Old Portuguese gesto, from Latin gestus, from Latin gerō, from Proto-Italic gezō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-es-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
gestualmente (Italian): gesturally, by means of gestures
Definitions
- gesturally, by means of gestures
Ancestry of “gestualmente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | gestual | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | gesto | gesture |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | gesto | — |
| 4 | Latin | gestus | carried, having been carried, borne, having been... |
| 5 | Latin | gerō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gezō | carry, bear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ǵ-es- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |