gesticulate
/dʒɛsˈtɪkjʊleɪt/ · verb
Meaning
- To make gestures or motions, as in speaking.
- To say or express through gestures.
Etymology / origin
Borrowed from Latin gesticulātus, perfect active participle of gesticulor (“to gesticulate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from gesticulus (“a mimic gesture”), diminutive of gestus (“gesture”), from gerō (“to bear, carry, perform”).
- gesticulātus(la)→
- *h₂eǵ- (drive)(ine-pro)→
- gesticulate (English)
- Relations: root, bor
Related words
Descendant words
- gestykulować(Polish) (bor)
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