Where does “ġest” come from?

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

ġest (Maltese): gesture, act

Definitions

  1. gesture, act

Ancestry of “ġest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangestoa gesture, an act; a gesture, a sign, a movement
2Latingestuscarried, having been carried, borne, having been...
3Latingerōto carry, bear
4Proto-Italicgezōcarry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-es-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-es- →Every word from Proto-Italic gezō →