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
- To imply but stop short of saying explicitly; To...
Ancestry of “suggest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | suggestus | elevated place made of materials poured out;... |
| 2 | Latin | suggerō | — |
| 3 | Latin | gerō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gezō | carry, bear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ǵ-es- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
Words derived from “suggest”