Where does “surrogacy” come from?

Surrogacy comes from English surrogate, from Latin surrogatus, from Latin surrogare meaning to substitute, composed of Latin sub meaning under and Latin rogo meaning to ask.

surrogacy (English): The state or condition of being a surrogate; The...

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being a surrogate; The...

Ancestry of “surrogacy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsurrogateA substitute; A person or animal that acts as a...
2LatinsurrogatusUsed or chosen as a surrogate, having been...
3LatinsurrogoAlternative form of subrogō; cause to be chosen...
4Latinsub-under, sub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →