Where does “Referendum” come from?

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

Referendum (German): referendum direct popular vote on a proposed law or other political decision

Definitions

  1. referendum direct popular vote on a proposed law or other political decision

Ancestry of “Referendum”, 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 “Referendum”

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