Etymology

gestational

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to gestation. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English gestation ← Latin gestātiō
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The story

  1. Latingestāre
  2. Latingestātiō
  3. Englishgestation
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  6. English todaygestational

From gestation + -al.

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