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Where does “žestikulēšana” come from?

žestikulēšana (Latvian) comes from Latvian žestikulēt, from French gesticuler, from Latin gesticulari, from Latin gesticulus, from Latin gestus, from Latin gerō, from Proto-Italic gezō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-es- — to drive.

žestikulēšana (Latvian): gesticulating; verbal noun of žestikulēt

Definitions

  1. gesticulating; verbal noun of žestikulēt

Ancestry of “žestikulēšana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianžestikulētto gesticulate
2Frenchgesticulerto gesticulate
3Latingesticularito gesticulate
4Latingesticulusa mimic gesture; mimic gesture
5Latingestuscarried, having been carried, borne, having been...
6Latingerō—
7Proto-Italicgezōcarry, bear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-es-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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