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DictionaryRoot: gerere
Latin

gerere

carry, bear, or carry on

Forms

  • gerere
  • gest- — The changed form used for completed action and its derivatives.

Origin

An inherited Latin verb; its precise deeper reconstruction is uncertain.

Note

Carrying something can extend to conducting an activity, managing affairs, or behaving in a certain way.

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A close three-quarter view of a woman actively taking a spoonful of food into her mouth, with the spoon bowl crossing her lips and a small bowl of soup held below.
noun

ingestion

in-JES-chun/ɪnˈdʒestʃən/

The taking of material into the body by swallowing.

Etymology
inLatinin, into, on, upon
+gestLatincarry, bear, or carry on
+ionLatinan action, process, or result

The pieces express an act of carrying or putting something in. The underlying verb also meant “pour in,” connecting the general inward movement to taking food, drink, or other substances into the body.

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