Where does “gestuário” come from?

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

gestuário (Portuguese): gestuary Treatise or compilation of the gestures used in a given sign language

Definitions

  1. gestuary Treatise or compilation of the gestures used in a given sign language

Ancestry of “gestuário”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingestuscarried, having been carried, borne, having been...
2Latingerōto carry, bear
3Proto-Italicgezōcarry, bear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-es-—
5Proto-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 →