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Where does “gestatio” come from?

gestatio (Latin) comes from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

gestatio (Latin): bearing, carrying, wearing; promenade, ride

Definitions

  1. bearing, carrying, wearing; promenade, ride

Ancestry of “gestatio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-tiō—
2Latindissertātiō—
3Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
4Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “gestatio”

  • gestation
  • gestational
  • progestational
  • pregestational
  • midgestation
  • gestationally
  • nongestational
  • uterogestation
  • midgestational
  • pregestation
  • multigestation
  • multigestational
  • gestación
  • gestation
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