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Where does “gestor” come from?

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

gestor (Spanish): solicitor, attorney, barrister

Definitions

  1. solicitor, attorney, barrister

Ancestry of “gestor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingestorwho performs actions of gerere; first-person...
2Latingestuscarried, having been carried, borne, having been...
3Latingerō—
4Proto-Italicgezōcarry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-es-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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