myEtymology.com: French etymology of suffrage

Etymology of the French word suffrage

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-

English suffrage, Romanian sufragiu

Word found in Old French