myEtymology.com: English etymology of suffragist

Etymology of the English word suffragist

the English word suffragist

using the English suffix -ist

derived from the Latin suffix -ista

derived from the Greek suffix -istes

derived from the English word suffrage

derived from the Old French word suffrage

derived 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 *upo

derived from the Late Latin word frangere (break, shatter, crush)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhreg-

Word found in Modern English