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Where does “gesta” come from?

gesta (Portuguese) comes from Latin genesta, from Proto-Indo-European gwₑnestā.

gesta (Portuguese): broom

Definitions

  1. broom

Ancestry of “gesta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingenestabroom
2Proto-Indo-Europeangwₑnestā—

Words derived from “gesta”

  • giesteira
  • giesta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gwₑnestā →