Where does “sufragerie” come from?
sufragerie (Romanian) comes from Romanian sufragiu, from French suffrage, 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.
sufragerie (Romanian): living room
Definitions
- living room
Ancestry of “sufragerie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | sufragiu | a servant whose duty was to serve at the table; steward, cupbearer |
| 2 | French | suffrage | suffrage right to vote |
| 3 | Latin | suffragium | voting tablet; vote; judgement |
| 4 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |