sugere

Sugere is a Latin verb with primary senses relating to physical action: to suck, to draw in, or to pull up from a source. In classical usage it could describe drawing liquid, air, or other substances, as well as the act of drawing something forth from a container or place. Over time, Latin authors also used sugere in figurative expressions, extending the sense to bringing forth ideas, arguments, or implications from a source.

Etymology and descendants: Sugere is the common root for a family of verbs in the Romance languages that express the idea of bringing up or proposing something. In Italian and French, cognate verbs develop the sense of suggesting or proposing: suggerire in Italian and suggérer in French. English inherits related semantic fields through the verb suggest, which ultimately traces back to Latin forms built on the same root, often through Old French or other intermediaries.

Usage and scholarly note: In Latin dictionaries, sugere is discussed as a versatile verb with literal uses and with extended meanings that appear in compounds and in late Latin. The most enduring English linkage is the idea of proposing or offering something for consideration, a semantic shift that occurs via the patterned development of Latin compounds like suggerere (to bring up, to suggest). Because of its age and specialized usage, sugere is primarily of interest in philology, historical linguistics, and Latin literature, rather than in everyday modern usage.