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Where does “sufijar” come from?

sufijar (Spanish) comes from Spanish sufijo, from Latin suffixus, from Latin suffigo, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sufijar (Spanish): to suffix

Definitions

  1. to suffix

Ancestry of “sufijar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsufijosuffix; suffixed
2Latinsuffixusfastened
3LatinsuffigoI fasten or fix onto
4Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
5Proto-Italicsupo—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sufijar”

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