Where does “referendum” come from?
referendum (Romanian) comes from Latin referendum, from Latin referre, from Latin ferre, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
referendum (Romanian): referendum
Ancestry of “referendum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | referendum | nominative neuter singular of referendus;... |
| 2 | Latin | referre | present active infinitive of referō; to refer |
| 3 | Latin | ferre | present active infinitive of ferō; bring; carry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |