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Where does “neverendum” come from?

neverendum (English) comes from English referendum, from Latin referendum, from Latin referre, from Latin ferre, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

neverendum (English): A series of referenda on the same issue held in...

Definitions

  1. A series of referenda on the same issue held in...

Ancestry of “neverendum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreferendumA direct popular vote on a proposed law or...
2Latinreferendumnominative neuter singular of referendus;...
3Latinreferrepresent active infinitive of referō; to refer
4Latinferrepresent active infinitive of ferō; bring; carry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
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