Where does “surrogate” come from?
Surrogate is an English word derived from Latin surrogatus, the past participle of surrogare, meaning to substitute, which combined Latin sub- (under) with rogare (to ask or propose).
surrogate (English): A substitute; A person or animal that acts as a...
Definitions
- A substitute; A person or animal that acts as a...
Ancestry of “surrogate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | surrogatus | Used or chosen as a surrogate, having been... |
| 2 | Latin | surrogo | Alternative form of subrogō; cause to be chosen... |
| 3 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |