suggest
/səˈdʒest/suh-JEST
/səˈdʒɛst/suh-JEST
Meaningto carry under; to prompt
Common meaning: to put forward an idea
- sugunder, up from below (form of sub-)
- gestto carry, carry onLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 812 · scan
‘under, up from below (form of sub-)’ + ‘to carry, carry on’ → suggest
Journey through time
- Latingerō, gessī, gestum‘to carry, carry on’
- Englishsuggest‘to put forward an idea’ · today
gest also in: gesturedigestcongestion
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin gerō ‘to carry, carry on’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry gerō, p. 812 · dictionary scan
Roots
- gerō, gessī, gestum Latin “to carry, carry on”
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