gestational

gestational

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin gestāre
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin gestātiōlbor.
English gestation
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English gestational

    From gestation + -al.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

    gestational (not comparable)

    1. Of or pertaining to gestation.
      Synonyms: (archaic) gestatory, (archaic) gestative
      gestational diabetes
    2. Of a person or animal: pregnant
      • 1988, Chinese Medical Journal:
        Gestational mice were taken from the cage and divided into six groups by the draw lots method.
      • 2022 July 14, Al Goodwyn, “Editorial Cartoon”, in North Side Sun:
        "When crisis pregnancy pregnancy centers talk to gestational people about choice, that's torture!"

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