The story
- Latin · derived fromgerō“to bear; (reflexive) bear oneself, behave, act”
- Medieval Latin · borrowed fromgestūra“a mode of action”
- English todaygesture
From Medieval Latin gestūra (“a mode of action”), from Latin gerō (“to bear; (reflexive) bear oneself, behave, act”), past participle gestus. By surface analysis, Latin gest- + -ure.
Words from the same roots
Latingerō all →
-gerous
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.