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Where does “surrogately” come from?

surrogately (English) comes from English surrogate, from Latin surrogatus, from Latin surrogo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

surrogately (English): By means of a substitute; by proxy

Definitions

  1. By means of a substitute; by proxy

Ancestry of “surrogately”, 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-sub-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →