Where does “suffragare” come from?

suffragare (Italian) comes from Latin suffrāgō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

suffragare (Italian): To support or confirm; To intercede for

Definitions

  1. To support or confirm; To intercede for

Ancestry of “suffragare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuffrāgōto support; to vote for
2Latinsub-under, sub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →