Where does “gerundium” come from?
gerundium (Latin) comes from Latin gerō, from Proto-Italic gezō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-es-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
gerundium (Latin): gerund
Ancestry of “gerundium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | gerō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | gezō | carry, bear |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ǵ-es- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
Words derived from “gerundium”