Where does “suggestment” come from?
suggestment (English) comes 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.
suggestment (English): suggestion
Ancestry of “suggestment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | suggest | To imply but stop short of saying explicitly; To... |
| 2 | Latin | suggestus | elevated place made of materials poured out;... |
| 3 | Latin | suggerō | — |
| 4 | Latin | gerō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | gezō | carry, bear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ǵ-es- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |