Etymology:
The word "gest" derives from the Old French word "geste," meaning "deed," "exploit," or "tale of heroic deeds."
Meaning:
In modern English, "gest" has several related meanings:
Origin:
The Old French word "geste" ultimately derives from the Latin word "gestum," which means "action," "deed," or "movement." This Latin root is also the source of the English words "gesture" and "digest."
Etymology Old English gest Proto Germanic gast Proto Indo European gʰosti
Etymology The word gest derives from the Old French word geste meaning deed exp
Etymology The word belligerent is derived from the Latin word bellus war and the
Etymology From Latin bellicosus warlike derived from bellum war cosus ending d
Etymology The word gest derives from the Old French word geste meaning deed exp
Etymology Latin congeries meaning a heap or mass Derived from the verb congerere
Etymology Congestion derives from the Latin word congestus meaning heaped up crowd
Etymology The word digest comes from the Latin word digerere which means to carry
Etymology Latin exaggerare meaning to heap up or to pile up Derived from ex
Etymology The word guest comes from the Old English word gæst which is cognate with
Etymology Old English gāst ultimately derived from Proto Germanic gaistaz Cognate wi
Etymology From Latin dilemma from Greek dílēmma meaning double proposition or
Etymology Latin peculiaris meaning one s own special private From Latin pecus
Etymology Latin conjuro meaning to swear to bind by oath Proto Indo European root