Where does “suffrage” come from?
suffrage (Middle English) comes from Medieval Latin suffragium, from Latin suffragium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
suffrage (Middle English): prayers or pleas on behalf of another
Definitions
- prayers or pleas on behalf of another
Ancestry of “suffrage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | suffragium | voting tablet; vote; judgement |
| 2 | Latin | suffragium | voting tablet; vote; judgement |
| 3 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |