Where does “desuggestive” come from?
desuggestive (English) comes from English de, from Chinese 德, from Mandarin 德意志, from German Deutsch, from Old High German diutsch, from Old High German diutisc, from Proto-West Germanic þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
desuggestive (English): Of or pertaining to the rejection of suggestions that are likely to cause insecurity or a lack of confidence
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the rejection of suggestions that are likely to cause insecurity or a lack of confidence
Ancestry of “desuggestive”, step by step
desuggestive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 2 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 3 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 4 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 5 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via English suggestive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suggestive | Tending to suggest or imply; Suggesting romance,... |
| 2 | English | suggest | To imply but stop short of saying explicitly; To... |
| 3 | Latin | suggestus | elevated place made of materials poured out;... |
| 4 | Latin | suggerō | to carry, bring, put or lay under |
| 5 | Latin | gerō | to carry, bear |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gezō | carry, bear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ǵ-es- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |