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Where does “gestiens” come from?

gestiens (Latin) comes from Latin gestio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

gestiens (Latin): unbridled, rapturous, exultant

Definitions

  1. unbridled, rapturous, exultant

Ancestry of “gestiens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingestioI am eager; I exult; I gesticulate; managing,...
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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