Where does “gerundiv” come from?
gerundiv (Romanian) comes from French gérondif, from Latin gerundīvum, from Latin gerundium, from Latin gerō, from Proto-Italic gezō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-es-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
gerundiv (Romanian): gerundive
Definitions
- gerundive
Ancestry of “gerundiv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gérondif | a syntactical construction of French composed of the present participle preceded with the preposition en, used to express simultaneity or manner; an adverbial participle |
| 2 | Latin | gerundīvum | gerundive |
| 3 | Latin | gerundium | gerund |
| 4 | Latin | gerō | to carry, bear |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | gezō | carry, bear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ǵ-es- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |