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
unsuggestiveness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unsuggestive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to carry, bring, put or lay under |
| 6 | Latin | gerō | to carry, bear |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gezō | carry, bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ǵ-es- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |