myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of gestus

Etymology of the Latin word gestus

the Latin word gestus (movement of the limbs, bodily action, carriage)

derived from the Latin word digerere (dissolve, dissipate morbid matter; exercise; lay, set out; plant; scatter, disperse; carry)

derived from the New Latin word di-

derived from the Greek word di-, δι-, δί-

derived from the Greek word dis, δίς (double; twice)

using the Latin prefix dis-

derived from the Latin word gerere (to carry; bear, carry, wear)

derived from the Latin word gestum (what has been carried out, a business; deeds)

derived from the Latin word gerere (to carry; bear, carry, wear)

French gestuaire, French geste, Italian gesto, Portuguese gesto, Portuguese gestual, Spanish gesto, Spanish gestual

Dutch geste, English gesture, French geste, German Geste, Italian gesto, Italian gesta, Lithuanian gestas, Norwegian gest, Polish gest, Swedish gest