Where does “suffraginous” come from?
suffraginous (English) comes from Latin suffraginosus, from Latin suffrago, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
suffraginous (English): Of or relating to the hock of an animal
Definitions
- Of or relating to the hock of an animal
Ancestry of “suffraginous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | suffraginosus | diseased in the hock |
| 2 | Latin | suffrago | I support; I vote for; the ham or hough, hock of... |
| 3 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |