Where does “suffragist” come from?
Suffragist comes from English suffrage plus the suffix -ist, ultimately from Latin sub meaning under and Proto-Indo-European upo with the same sense.
suffragist (English): A person who promotes suffrage; One who votes
Definitions
- A person who promotes suffrage; One who votes
Ancestry of “suffragist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suffrage | The right or chance to vote, express an opinion,... |
| 2 | Middle English | suffrage | prayers or pleas on behalf of another |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | suffragium | voting tablet; vote; judgement |
| 4 | Latin | suffragium | voting tablet; vote; judgement |
| 5 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |