gestus etymology

Latin word gestus comes from Latin -tus, Latin gerundus

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Detailed word origin of gestus

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-tus Latin (lat) Forms collective/abstract nouns from adjectives. Forms action nouns from verbs. Forms adjectives having the sense provided with.. Forms the past participle of verbs.
gerundus Latin (lat)
gestus Latin (lat) Action. Carriage, posture, attitude (of the body). Gesture.

Words with the same origin as gestus

Descendants of -tus
cursus exitus fluctus habitus passus usus
Descendants of gerundus
gerundium gerundivus