Where does “suggest” come from?

Suggest comes from Latin suggestus, past participle of suggero meaning to carry under, from sub and gero meaning to carry, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-.

suggest (English): To imply but stop short of saying explicitly; To...

Definitions

  1. To imply but stop short of saying explicitly; To...

Ancestry of “suggest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuggestuselevated place made of materials poured out;...
2Latinsuggerōto carry, bring, put or lay under
3Latingerōto carry, bear
4Proto-Italicgezōcarry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-es-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “suggest”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →