Insinuate - imply subtly. Insinuations are often nasty. From the Latin 'in' (in, into) and 'sinus' (toga fold). The size of the sinus of the toga varied depending on the fashion. According to Diotima, this roll of cloth, running from the right under arm to the left shoulder and extending downwards like an apron, fell all the way to the ankle in the third and fourth centuries. Also see The Roman Home. A similar word in English is 'implicate' - connect incriminatingly. The two latin words that make up implicate are (again) the preposition 'in' changed to 'im' and a verb meaning to fold 'plicare.'

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