Where does “référendum” come from?

référendum (French) comes from Latin referendum, from Latin referre, from Latin ferre, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

référendum (French): referendum

Definitions

  1. referendum

Ancestry of “référendum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreferendumnominative neuter singular of referendus;...
2Latinreferrepresent active infinitive of referō; to refer
3Latinferrepresent active infinitive of ferō; bring; carry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “référendum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Latin ferre →Every word from Latin referre →