Etymology of the English word suffrage
the English word
suffragederived from the Old French word
suffragederived from the Medieval Latin word
suffragium (vote; judgment; applause)
derived from the Latin word
suffragari (express public support , canvass, vote for)
derived from the Late Latin word
sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*upoderived from the Late Latin word
frangere (break, shatter, crush)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhreg-Date
The earliest known usage of suffrage in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
suffragette,
suffragistUsage
Word found in Modern English
