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Where does “gesticulatus” come from?

gesticulatus (Latin) comes from Latin gesticulari, 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.

Ancestry of “gesticulatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingesticularito gesticulate
2Latingesticulusa mimic gesture; mimic gesture
3Latingestuscarried, having been carried, borne, having been...
4Latingerō—
5Proto-Italicgezōcarry, bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-es-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “gesticulatus”

  • gesticulate
  • gesticulatory
  • gesticulative
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