Where does “unsuggestive” come from?
unsuggestive (English) comes from English suggestive, 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.
unsuggestive (English): Not suggestive
Definitions
- Not suggestive
Ancestry of “unsuggestive”, step by step
unsuggestive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English suggestive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suggestive | Tending to suggest or imply; Suggesting romance,... |
| 2 | English | suggest | To imply but stop short of saying explicitly; To... |
| 3 | Latin | suggestus | elevated place made of materials poured out;... |
| 4 | Latin | suggerō | to carry, bring, put or lay under |
| 5 | Latin | gerō | to carry, bear |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gezō | carry, bear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ǵ-es- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |