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Where does “gestura” come from?

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

gestura (Latin): nominative feminine singular of gestūrus;...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of gestūrus;...

Ancestry of “gestura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingerō—
2Proto-Italicgezōcarry, bear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-es-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “gestura”

  • gesture
  • gestural
  • gesturally
  • gesturer
  • gesturality
  • midgesture
  • gestureless
  • gesturalism
  • nongestural
  • countergesture
  • gesturelike
  • gesturement
  • gesturable
  • gesturalness
  • visuogestural
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