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Where does “sufijo” come from?

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

sufijo (Spanish): suffix; suffixed

Definitions

  1. suffix; suffixed

Ancestry of “sufijo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sufijo”

  • sufijación
  • sufijar
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