Where does “ingest” come from?
Ingest comes from Latin ingero, composed of the prefix in- and the verb gerō, ultimately tracing through Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- meaning to drive or move.
ingest (English): To take a substance into the body of an...
Definitions
- To take a substance into the body of an...
Ancestry of “ingest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ingero | I carry, pour or throw in or into; I heap or... |
| 2 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 3 | Latin | în | — |
| 4 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “ingest”