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Where does “gesticulari” come from?

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

gesticulari (Latin): to gesticulate

Definitions

  1. to gesticulate

Ancestry of “gesticulari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingesticulusa mimic gesture; mimic gesture
2Latingestuscarried, having been carried, borne, having been...
3Latingerō—
4Proto-Italicgezōcarry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-es-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “gesticulari”

  • gesticulate
  • gesticulatory
  • gesticulative
  • gesticulatus
  • gesticular
  • gesticular
  • gesticular
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