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Where does “gestor” come from?

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

gestor (Latin): who performs actions of gerere; first-person...

Definitions

  1. who performs actions of gerere; first-person...

Ancestry of “gestor”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gestor”

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