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Where does “suffete” come from?

suffete (English) comes from Latin suffes, from Latin sufes, from Punic ??? — judge; suffete.

suffete (English): One of the chief magistrates who ruled ancient...

Definitions

  1. One of the chief magistrates who ruled ancient...

Ancestry of “suffete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsuffesAlternative form of sūfes
2LatinsufesA suffete; one of the chief magistrates in...
3Punic???judge; suffete
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