Where does “gerunziu” come from?

gerunziu (Romanian) comes from Latin gerundium, from Latin gerō, from Proto-Italic gezō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-es-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

gerunziu (Romanian): gerund

Definitions

gerund

Ancestry of “gerunziu”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	gerundium	gerund
2	Latin	gerō	—
3	Proto-Italic	gezō	carry, bear
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₂ǵ-es-	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eǵ-	to drive

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →

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