Where does “gerente” come from?

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

gerente (Portuguese): manager; managing

Definitions

  1. manager; managing

Ancestry of “gerente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingerēnscarrying, bearing; wearing
2Latingerōto carry, bear
3Proto-Italicgezōcarry, bear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-es-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “gerente”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-es- →Every word from Proto-Italic gezō →