Where does “suffragan” come from?
suffragan (English) comes from Old French suffragam, from Latin suffragium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
suffragan (English): A bishop seen in relation to his archbishop or...
Definitions
- A bishop seen in relation to his archbishop or...
Ancestry of “suffragan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | suffragam | — |
| 2 | Latin | suffragium | voting tablet; vote; judgement |
| 3 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |