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Where does “suffraginosus” come from?

suffraginosus (Latin) comes from Latin suffrago, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

suffraginosus (Latin): diseased in the hock

Definitions

  1. diseased in the hock

Ancestry of “suffraginosus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsuffragoI support; I vote for; the ham or hough, hock of...
2Latinsub-sub-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “suffraginosus”

  • suffraginous
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →