Where does “unsuggestiveness” come from?
unsuggestiveness (English) comes from English unsuggestive, 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- — to drive.
unsuggestiveness (English): The quality of being unsuggestive
Definitions
- The quality of being unsuggestive
Ancestry of “unsuggestiveness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unsuggestive | Not suggestive |
| 2 | English | suggestive | Tending to suggest or imply; Suggesting romance,... |
| 3 | English | suggest | To imply but stop short of saying explicitly; To... |
| 4 | Latin | suggestus | elevated place made of materials poured out;... |
| 5 | Latin | suggerō | — |
| 6 | Latin | gerō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gezō | carry, bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ǵ-es- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |