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Where does “suggestingly” come from?

suggestingly (English) comes from English suggesting, from English suggest, from Latin suggestus, from Latin suggerō, from Latin gerō, from Proto-Italic gezō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-es-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

suggestingly (English): So as to suggest; suggestively

Definitions

  1. So as to suggest; suggestively

Ancestry of “suggestingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsuggestingpresent participle of suggest; suggestion
2EnglishsuggestTo imply but stop short of saying explicitly; To...
3Latinsuggestuselevated place made of materials poured out;...
4Latinsuggerō—
5Latingerō—
6Proto-Italicgezōcarry, bear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-es-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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